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public law
noun
- Also called public act, a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
- a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships between the state and individuals and with the relations among governmental agencies. Compare private law.
public law
noun
- a law that applies to the public of a state or nation
- the branch of law that deals with relations between a state and its individual members Compare private law
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Word History and Origins
Origin of public law1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
The whole public law of Europe had its origin in equivocal expressions, beginning with the Salique law.
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Two great concessions were given by this act, one in the field of private and the other in the field of public law.
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The absence of settled public law and the influence of direct democracy made a complete ministry of finance impossible.
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As little doubt can exist that the French decrees were equally at variance with the public law.
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He showed that such a declaration was inconsistent with no principle of public law, and forbidden by no prudential consideration.
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