In law, a commercial code is a codification of private law relating to merchants, trade, business entities (especially companies), commercial contracts and other matters such as negotiable instruments. Many civil law legal systems have codifications of commercial law.
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commercial code — A colloquial designation for the body of law known as the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which governs the various business transactions that are integral parts of the U.S. system of commerce. The UCC has been adopted in virtually all of the… … Law dictionary
Commercial code — might refer to: Commercial code (law), a set of laws designed to regulate comemrce Commercial code (communications), a code used in telegraph and telex messages. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Uniform Commercial Code — n. A compilation of laws governing commercial transactions, including the sale of goods, commercial paper, banking, and secured transactions. abbrv. UCC The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
commercial law — n: the legal rules and principles bearing on commercial transactions and business organizations see also uniform commercial code in the important laws section Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Commercial Code — Private and public laws that regulated how commerce is to be conducted. Commercial codes govern business and commercial transactions and deal with topics including merchant shipping, corporate contracts, and the manufacture and sale of consumer… … Investment dictionary
code — n [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1: a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a: one that contains the law… … Law dictionary
commercial unit — n: an item or group of items defined under section 2 105 of the Uniform Commercial Code as being viewed in commerce as a single whole that would be diminished in value if divided ◇ Under U.C.C. section 2 606, when a part of a commercial unit is… … Law dictionary
commercial paper — see paper Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. commercial paper … Law dictionary
law merchant — n: the commercial rules developed under English common law that influenced modern commercial law and that are referred to as supplementing rules set down in the Uniform Commercial Code and in state codes Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
Commercial Code — One of the uniform laws; a compilation of principles formulated through the joint efforts of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law, Institute dealing with most aspects of commercial transactions. 15… … Ballentine's law dictionary
