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private law
noun
- a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships of private individuals. Compare public law ( def 2 ).
- a statute affecting only one person or a small number of persons directly.
private law
noun
- the branch of law that deals with the rights and duties of private individuals and the relations between them Compare public law
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Word History and Origins
Origin of private law1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
A characteristic consequence is that Hale and Blackstone make no distinction between public and private law.
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Erectness is delivery to the private law, and something in each remains erect, and lifts him above the brute and the crowd.
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Then within the province of private law the ideas are few; these few have hard work to do; their outlines are blurred.
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In particular no clear line is drawn between public and private law.
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Then he uses terms and phrases which belong to the realm of pure private law.
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