course of dealing

course of dealing definition - legal

n

The pattern of conduct during previous transactions between the parties of a more recent transaction from which a dispute has arisen. To resolve the dispute, the courts will look to that pattern to determine how the transaction in dispute was intended to be carried out. See also course of performance and usage of trade.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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