commercial law

noun

1. the legal regulations governing transactions and related matters in business and trade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of commercial law¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

Warren, the architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a law professor specializing in commercial law and bankruptcy, asked.

From Salon

She’ll teach a first-year law class and courses on commercial law and legislation.

From Los Angeles Times

Adefolake Adeyeye, an assistant professor of commercial law at the UK's Durham University, agrees that Africa as a whole is missing out because of its poor air service.

From BBC

In fact, such a thing is all but impossible, said Blair Beven, an intellectual property lawyer in Sydney and a partner at the commercial law firm Holding Redlich.

From New York Times

It is quite unusual for a trademark case to be withdrawn so quickly, Phillip Johnson, a professor of commercial law at Cardiff University, said in an interview.

From Washington Post