PRIVATE LAW
\pɹˈa͡ɪvət lˈɔː], \pɹˈaɪvət lˈɔː], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t l_ˈɔː]\
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As used in contradistinction to public law. the term means all that part of the law which is administered between citizen and citizeu, or which is concerned with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where both the person in whom the right inheres and the person upon whom the obligation is incident are private Individuals. See PUBLIC LAW.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].