Definition of Mercantile law

1. Noun. The body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence.

Exact synonyms: Commercial Law, Law Merchant
Generic synonyms: Jurisprudence, Law
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercantile Law

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Literary usage of Mercantile law

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1892)
"mercantile law.—Russell's Treatise on Mercantile Agency. Second Edition. 8vo. 1873. Mt. Smith's Compendium of mercantile law.—Tenth Edition. ..."

2. Catalogue by San Francisco Law Library, Frank P. Deering (1888)
"Levi, L. mercantile law. 84 Law Library. Montifiore, J. Synopsis of mercantile law. 1820. ... Smith, JW Compendium of mercantile law. 3d ed. 1872. Same. ..."

3. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1841)
"INTERESTING mercantile law CASE. United Slates Circuit Court.—In Equity—before Judges Thompson and Betts.— April term, 1041. The United States vs. ..."

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