law merchant

law mer·chant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law mur-chuh nt]
- /lɔ ˈmɜr tʃənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law mur-chuh nt]
- /lɔ ˈmɜr tʃənt/

Definitions of law merchant words

noun law merchant the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law. 1
noun law merchant the body of rules and principles determining the rights and obligations of the parties to commercial transactions; commercial law 0
noun law merchant 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 0

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Origin of law merchant

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Law merchant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Law merchant

law merchant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

law merchant usage trend in Literature

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