Meaning Of The Word Law merchant

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law merchant in American English
all the rules and usages originating in the customs of merchants and now applied to dealings in trade and commerce, where not changed by statute; mercantile or commercial law
noun: the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law

law merchant in British English
noun: the body of rules and principles determining the rights and obligations of the parties to commercial transactions; commercial law

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