Legal Definitions - usage

Definition: A customary and uniform practice, often in a specific profession or business.

Examples:

• General usage: A practice that prevails throughout a country or particular trade or profession, not restricted to a local area.
• Trade usage: A customary practice or set of practices relied on by persons in a trade or business, having such regularity of observance that it justifies an expectation that it will be observed in a given transaction.
• Local usage: A practice or method regularly observed in a particular place, sometimes considered by a court in interpreting a document.

The examples illustrate how usage can vary in scope and application, from a general practice across a country or profession to a specific practice in a particular place or trade. These practices are often relied upon and expected to be followed in transactions and agreements within their respective contexts.