PRIVATE BILL
\pɹˈa͡ɪvət bˈɪl], \pɹˈaɪvət bˈɪl], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t b_ˈɪ_l]\
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All legislative bills which have for their object some particular or private interest are so termed, as distinguished from such as are for the benefit of the whole community, which are thence termed "public bills." See People v. Chautauqua County, 43 N. Y. 17.
By Henry Campbell Black
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