private bill

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noun

a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.

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Compare public bill.

Origin of private bill

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby private bill

privacy, privacy, right of, privatdocent, private, private bar, private bill, private brand, private company, private detective, private enterprise, private equity

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How to use private bill in a sentence

At least he could not reduce his little private bill for such assistance below £1600.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
It contained a number of provisions applicable to inclosures, which could be incorporated by reference, in a private bill.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various
To a private bill it is thus declared:—“Soit fait comme il est desiré.”
About London|J. Ewing Ritchie
It is needless to trace here the course of a private bill in the Lords.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell

Because they refused to deliberate on any form, this private bill was introduced.
My Own Story|Emmeline Pankhurst

British Dictionary definitions for private bill

private bill

noun

a bill presented to Parliament or Congress on behalf of a private individual, corporation, etc

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