"blue sky law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue sky [canonical], blue sky laws [plural]
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  1. (law, US) In the United States, 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. Wikipedia link: blue sky law Tags: US Categories (topical): Corporate law, Law

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