- coemption
- The buying up of a commodity for the purpose of obtaining a monopoly and controlling the price; under the Roman law, a civil marriage contract in which both parties contributed money.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
coemption
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coemption — ⇒COEMPTION, subst. fém. DR. ROMAIN. ,,Achat réciproque (Ac. 1798 1932); spéc., forme de mariage par achat fictif de la femme par le mari. Prononc. et Orth. :[ ]. [o] fermé à l initiale ds DG. Ds Ac. 1798 1932. Écrit co emption avec un trait d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Coemption — Co*emp tion (?; 215), n. [L. co[ e]mptio, fr. co[ e]mere to buy up. See {Emption}.] The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coemption — COEMPTION. s. fém. Achat réciproque … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
COEMPTION — s. f. T. de Droit romain. Achat réciproque … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
COEMPTION — n. f. T. de Droit romain Achat réciproque … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
coemption — noun a) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity b) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place … Wiktionary
coemption — (ko an psion) s. f. Terme de droit romain. Achat réciproque. Une des trois sortes de mariage usitées chez les Romains, dans laquelle l époux et l épouse semblaient s acheter mutuellement. ÉTYMOLOGIE Coemptio, de co.... préfixe, et emere,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
coemption — n. act of purchasing all that is available in a particular market in order to control its price … English contemporary dictionary
coemption — The act of buying up the whole stock of a commodity. See corner … Big dictionary of business and management
coemption — co·emp·tion … English syllables
coemption — /koʊˈɛmpʃən / (say koh empshuhn), / ˈɛmʃən/ (say emshuhn) noun the buying up of the whole of a particular commodity, especially in order to acquire a monopoly. {Latin coemptio, from coemere buy up} …
