The phrase merger doctrine or doctrine of merger may refer to one of several legal doctrines:
- Merger doctrine (antitrust law)
- Merger doctrine (civil procedure)
- Merger doctrine (copyright law)
- The merger doctrine in criminal law of lesser included offenses
- Merger doctrine (family law)
- Merger doctrine (property law)
- Merger doctrine (trust law)
Famous quotes containing the word doctrine:
“She, too, would now swim down the river of matrimony with a beautiful name, and a handle to it, as the owner of a fine family property. Women’s rights was an excellent doctrine to preach, but for practice could not stand the strain of such temptation.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)