most-favored-nation status

most-favored-nation status
A method of establishing equality of trading opportunity among states by guaranteeing that if one country is given better trade terms by another, then all other states must get the same terms.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


most-favored-nation status
A method of establishing equality of trading opportunity among states by guaranteeing that if one country is given better trade terms by another, then all other states must get the same terms.

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  • status — n. 1) to achieve status 2) celebrity status 3) a most favored nation status 4) legal status (to enjoy/have legal status) 5) one s marital status * * * [ steɪtəs] a most favored nation status celebrity status one s marital status to achieve status …   Combinatory dictionary

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