- private law
- noun Date: 1773 a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships — compare public law
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private law — n: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. private law … Law dictionary
Private law — (Civil law) is that part of a legal system that involves relationships between individuals. This includes the law of contracts or torts and the law of obligations. It is distinguished from public law, which deals with law involving the state,… … Wikipedia
private law — Private Pri vate (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr. privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
private law — ➔ law * * * private law UK US noun [U] ► LAW the area of law that deals with disagreements between people or companies, rather than disagreements that involve government: »The law of contracts is an important part of private law … Financial and business terms
private law — private .law n [U] law the part of the law relating to ordinary people, private property, and relationships … Dictionary of contemporary English
private law — n. that branch of the law dealing with the relationships between individuals: cf. PUBLIC LAW … English World dictionary
private law — noun : a branch of law treating of private matters, involving private persons, property, and relationships, and excluding those matters treated in public law * * * ˌprivate ˈlaw f135 [private law] noun … Useful english dictionary
private law — noun A category of law governing the relationship among persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and persons. Major subdivisions of private law include (depending on whether the… … Wiktionary
private law — pri′vate law′ n. law a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals Compare public law 2) • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
private law — 1. a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals. Cf. public law (def. 2). 2. a statute affecting only one person or a small number of persons directly. [1765 75] * * * … Universalium
