antispamming law
antispamming law. A statute enacted to combat or criminalize the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail. • Many states have such a law. See SPAM.
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commercial activity exception
commercial-activity exception. An exemption from the rule of sovereign immunity, permitting a claim against a foreign state to be adjudicated in the courts of another state if the claim arises from private acts undertaken by the foreign state, as opposed to the state’s public acts. See RESTRICTIVE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN IM-MUNITY ; JURE GESTIONIS; JURE
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Uniform Commercial Code/UCC/U.C.C.
Uniform Commercial Code/UCC/U.C.C. 〈美〉《统一商法典》 由美国法律学会〔American Law Institute〕和统一州法委员会全国会议〔National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws〕联合起草的一部统一法。美国各州均以某种形式而采纳该法。它涉及商业交易的各个方面，包括：货物买卖；商业票据；银行存款和收款；信用证；大宗转让；仓单、提单和其他所有权凭证；投资证券；担保交易等。
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mercantile law
mercantile law 商事法 指由商人普遍承认和采用的习惯、惯例等所组成的法律。它确立了交易中当事人的权利、义务、责任，可用以解决交易争端，其内容涉及销售、运输、票据、破产、海上保险等。该词与「commercial law」和「business law」基本同义，但更古老。 (→commercial law)
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 〈美〉统一州法律委员全国会议 旨在促进各州法律统一的组织，它起草各种法律供各州采纳。该组织成立于1892年，由来自50个州的代表组成。目前它已起草了200多个统一性法律，包括《统一商法典》〔Uniform Commercial Code〕在内。 (→uniform act; model act)
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rhodian law
Rhodian law (roh-dee-[schwa]n). As legend would have it, the earliest known system or code of maritime law, supposedly dating from 900 B.C. and adopted intact by the Romans. • Rhodian law was purportedly developed by the people of the island Rhodes, located in the Aegean Sea and now belonging to Greece. The ancient inhabitants of
interdiction of commercial intercourse
Int’l law. A governmental prohibition of commercial trade.
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law merchant
law merchant. A system of customary law that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages and regulated the dealings of mariners and merchants in all the commercial countries of the world until the 17th century. • Many of the law merchant’s principles came to be incorporated into the common law, which in turn formed the
uniform customs and practice for commercial documentary credits
Uniform Customs and Practice for Commercial Documentary Credits. A publication of the International Chamber of Commerce that codifies widespread customs of bankers and merchants relating to the mechanics and operation of letters of credit. • Courts look to this publication to supplement and help interpret primary sources of credit law, such as UCC Article 5.
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sum certain
sum certain. 1. Any amount that is fixed, settled, or exact. 2. Commercial law. In a negotiable instrument, a sum that is agreed on in the instrument or a sum that can be ascertained from the document. [Cases: Bills and Notes 157. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit § 135.]