derecho mercantil

Phonetic: "/ˈbɪd.nəs/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

Example: I was left my father's business.

Definition: A person's occupation, work, or trade.

Example: He is in the motor and insurance businesses.

Definition: Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

Example: He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!

Definition: The volume or amount of commercial trade.

Example: Business has been slow lately.

Definition: One's dealings; patronage.

Example: I shall take my business elsewhere.

Definition: Private commercial interests taken collectively.

Example: This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.

Definition: The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management.

Example: I studied business at Harvard.

Definition: A particular situation or activity.

Example: This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.

Definition: Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter.

Example: Let's get down to business.

Definition: Something involving one personally.

Example: That's none of your business.

Definition: (parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.

Example: If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.

Definition: (travel) Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach.

Definition: Action carried out with a prop or piece of clothing, usually away from the focus of the scene.

Definition: The collective noun for a group of ferrets.

Definition: Something very good; top quality. (possibly from "the bee's knees")

Example: These new phones are the business!

Definition: Excrement, particularly that of a non-human animal.

Example: As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.

Phonetic: "/ˈbɪd.nəs/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Of, to, pertaining to or utilized for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.

Example: Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.

Definition: Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.

Definition: Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

Example: entrapment is against the law

Definition: A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.

Example: A new law forbids driving on that road.

Definition: (more generally) A rule, such as:

Definition: The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.

Example: It was a territory without law, marked by violence.

Definition: A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).

Example: Here comes the law — run!

Definition: The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).

Example: He is studying for a career in law.

Definition: Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.

Example: She went to university to study law.

Definition: Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).

Example: They were quick to go to law.

Definition: An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.

Definition: One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.

Definition: An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To work as a lawyer; to practice law.

Definition: To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.

Definition: To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.

Definition: To enforce the law.

Definition: To subject to legal restrictions.