"law merchant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: laws merchant [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin lex mercatoria Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|lex mercatoria}} Calque of Latin lex mercatoria Head templates: {{en-noun|~|laws merchant}} law merchant (countable and uncountable, plural laws merchant)
  1. (historical) A body of commercial law. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-law_merchant-en-noun-aA8G6mnW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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