"blue sky law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue sky laws [plural], blue-sky law [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue sky law (plural blue sky laws)
  1. (law, US) A law that regulates the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud, requiring the registration of all securities offerings and sales, as well as of stock brokers and brokerage firms. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-blue_sky_law-en-noun-3x4rOBKC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Corporate law, Law Topics: law

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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