commercial law
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3.8
- noun
- /kəˈmɜrʃəl lɔ/
- Specialized
:
derecho mercantil
- The study of commercial law is essential for understanding how businesses operate legally.
- bankruptcy and commercial law
Examples
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States may not be aware that their choice of commercial law is interfering with the flow of commerce among the states, raising barriers to the sale of products in some states and to the production of those products in others.
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In 1986, she joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she taught commercial law and contracts.
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There are many commercial law study aids.
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The attorneys are drawn primarily from large commercial law firms.
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We must enhance technical assistance in the areas of democracy-building, financial sector management, and commercial law.
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Where unification is not possible, the harmonization of international commercial law is a desirable alternative.
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Under commercial law in Argentina, a business that cannot fulfill its fiscal obligations enters into this preventive status.
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A number of the legal systems have seen recent initiatives oriented towards reform and codification in the fields of criminal law, civil law, commercial law, and private international law.
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Michael M. Bowden practices creditors' rights, bankruptcy, and commercial law at Halpert & Scoliard in Providence, R.I.
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Foreign trade and development have spurred advancements in Chinese commercial law, greater regulatory consultation with Chinese consumers, slimmed-down bureaucracies, and adherence to international safety and environmental standards.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
Law that deals with buying and selling between businesses and rules for trade
A set of rules traders use to guide trade and settle disputes
How Commercial
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the branch of law governing business and commercial transactions' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'commercial' (pertaining to trade) with 'law' (legal field). This noun–noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Commercial law comes from the idea of rules for trade: commercial means 'about trade' and law means 'rules'. Long ago traders used special trade rules for buying and selling, and those rules became official laws, so today commercial law means the part of law that covers business deals.