Define: General Law

The meaning of “General Law” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is General Law defined in a legal contract?

  • General Law means a statute passed by the legislative body that applies to all types of government bodies, cities, or to all cities categorized by population or other criteria, inclusive of a law which meets the aforementioned standards but has a [clause] or [section] exempting one or more cities or all cities in particular [locations]. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • General Law means a law relevant across the region, passed by the legislature, which is uniformly applicable to all people or to all political subdivisions in the region or uniformly applicable to all people or all political subdivisions within a similar class. Seen in 8 SEC filings.
  • General Law means the rule of the land excluding customary law; identity documentation implies the following. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • General Law means the common law and the principles of fairness, as altered occasionally by legislation. Seen in 4 SEC filings.
  • General Law means the combination of common law and equity. Seen in 3 SEC filings.
  • General Law means a statute passed by the legislative body that applies to all units. Seen in 3 SEC filings.
  • General Law means all applicable regional and national laws. Seen in 2 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • General Law means legislation applying universally within a given jurisdiction.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Creation of organizational policies and procedures
  • Informing parties of the law applicable to legal transactions
  • Determining relative rights and obligations in a contract

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Genie Definition 2

  • General Law means the prevailing common law and equity rules.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Defining terms of an agreement
  • Resolving contractual disputes
  • Regulating equity and fairness between parties

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General Law means legislation applying universally within a given jurisdiction

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