Definitions for law-merchant

law-merchant law merchant

Law-Merchant is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 934 anagrams from letters in law-merchant (-aacehlmnrtw).

Definitions for law-merchant

noun

  1. the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.

Origin of law-merchant

First recorded in 1615-25

Examples for law-merchant

To what classes of negotiable instruments were the rules of the law merchant originally applied?

By the law merchant, is meant the rules and customs of merchants relating to bills and notes.

The difference between the contract formed by negotiable instruments and ordinary contracts is based upon the law merchant.

This statute compelled the general recognition of the law merchant.

How do we happen to recognize the rules of the law merchant?

The absorption of the law merchant was complete in its main lines although in details it went on for two decades.

The law relating to negotiable instruments is said to be based upon the law merchant.

That collection of customs known as "The law merchant" is an example of a source of this class.

Some statutes were passed, notably one making the rules of the law merchant apply to promissory notes.

To what classes of negotiable instruments are the rules of the law merchant now applied?

Word Value for law-merchant
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