commercial code

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 states.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


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 states.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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