private law
noun
: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law
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He’s also charged with trying to pressure developers in Chinatown to steer business to his private law firm.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, ACLU of Maryland and private law firms Hogan Lovells and Jenner & Block filed the suit on behalf of the families and young adults who are all members of PFLAG National, a nonprofit that supports the friends and families of LGBTQ people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
He was also convicted on three bribery and Travel Act counts related to funneling payments to those associates, as well as six wire fraud and Travel Act counts regarding a scheme to appoint Solis to a state board in exchange for Solis’ help steering business to Madigan’s private law firm.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1981, Augie went into private law practice, initially with an office in Colfax, Iowa.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, ACLU of Maryland and private law firms Hogan Lovells and Jenner & Block filed the suit on behalf of the families and young adults who are all members of PFLAG National, a nonprofit that supports the friends and families of LGBTQ people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
He was also convicted on three bribery and Travel Act counts related to funneling payments to those associates, as well as six wire fraud and Travel Act counts regarding a scheme to appoint Solis to a state board in exchange for Solis’ help steering business to Madigan’s private law firm.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1981, Augie went into private law practice, initially with an office in Colfax, Iowa.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Private law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20law. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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