public law

American  

noun

1. Also called public statute.  Also called public act,.  a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.

2. a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships between the state and individuals and with the relations among governmental agencies.

3. public international law.

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public law British  

noun

1. a law that applies to the public of a state or nation

2. the branch of law that deals with relations between a state and its individual members Compare private law

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Etymology

Origin of public law

First recorded in 1765–75

Compare meaning

How does public-law compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• public law vs. private law

Example Sentences

“It’s not a grand conspiracy orchestrated by the system,” said Benjamin Morel, a professor of public law at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There is no democratic constitutional system that allows you to maintain political stability with only a third of the National Assembly behind you,” said Benjamin Morel, a professor of public law at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As the Doge offer is from and associated with Reform UK, a political party, this prohibition and the public law principles alongside it are of particular impact," the report said.

From BBC

The rollout will be staggered, and transparency will first apply to public law – care cases – then to private law, where parents are separating, and lastly to magistrates' courts.

From BBC

Cliff added that it was "not correct that the tribunal’s decision identifies 'certain discrete elements' of the APT rules that need to be amended in order to comply with competition and public law requirements".

From BBC