commercial law
Noun
Meaning
the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence
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Despite (or because of) the recession, the total number of franchised units increased by 5.3% from 2009 to 2010. citation There is no separate law covering franchises, so they are covered by normal commercial law.
In 1986, she joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Law where she taught commercial law and contracts.
Continuing efforts are being made to improve civil, administrative, criminal, and commercial law.
He soon gained a reputation as a criminal lawyer in a 'poisoning case', but went on to gain a large practice in civil and commercial law as well.
Organization and government regulation seeAlso Most legal jurisdictions specify the forms of ownership that a business can take, creating a body of commercial law for each type.
Reforms included the abolition of feudal restrictions on the sale of large landed estates, the reduction of the power of the guilds in the cities, and the introduction of a new, more efficient commercial law.