private law
noun
: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law
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An Administration that is going to want the vote of Chief Justice John Roberts might do well to recall that Roberts spent years in private law practice.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
The complaint was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., private law firms and the legal organization Democracy Forward.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
He was entitled to his state pension as a retired officer and considered joining an acquaintance’s private law practice in Kyiv.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
President Trump on Friday opened a third attack against a private law firm, restricting the business activities of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison just days after a federal judge ruled such measures appeared to violate the Constitution.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
The complaint was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., private law firms and the legal organization Democracy Forward.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
He was entitled to his state pension as a retired officer and considered joining an acquaintance’s private law practice in Kyiv.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
President Trump on Friday opened a third attack against a private law firm, restricting the business activities of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison just days after a federal judge ruled such measures appeared to violate the Constitution.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Private law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20law. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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