Epilepsy can also develop as a result of brain damage from other disorders including brain tumors, alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, strokes, and heart attacks. Epilepsy is also associated with a variety of developmental and metabolic disorders. Other causes include head injury, prenatal injury, and poisoning.
Legal Definition of commerce. 1  1 : the exchange or buying and selling of goods, commodities, property, or services especially on a large scale and involving transportation from place to place : trade 2 â see also commerce clause, Fair Labor Standards Act. 2  2 : the act of engaging in sexual intercourse.
Synonym Discussion of commerce. business, commerce, trade, industry, traffic mean activity concerned with the supplying and distribution of commodities. business may be an inclusive term but specifically designates the activities of those engaged in the purchase or sale of commodities or in related financial transactions.