Custom of merchants
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CUSTOM OF MERCHANTS, lex mercatoria. A system of customs acknowledged and taken notice of by all nations, and are, therefore, a part of the general law of the land. See Law merchant, and 1 Chit. Bl. 76, note 9.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.