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" I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children."
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Meaning of "private law" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVATE LAW

private law


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVATE LAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Private law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIVATE LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Private law

Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts or torts, and the law of obligations. It is to be distinguished from public law, which deals with relationships between both natural and artificial persons and the state, including regulatory statutes, penal law and other law that affects the public order. In general terms, private law involves interactions between private citizens, whereas public law involves interrelations between the state and the general population.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVATE LAW

private equity · private eye · Private Finance Initiative · private health insurance · private hearing · private hotel · private income · private investigator · private joke · private language · private life · private limited company · private means · private member · private member´s bill · private ownership · private parts · private patient · private pay bed · private practice

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVATE LAW

administrative law · case law · civil law · common law · corporate law · court of law · criminal law · distributive law · employment law · go to law · international law · inverse square law · lay down the law · maritime law · matter of law · question of law · rule of law · statute law · sunshine law · the law

Synonyms and antonyms of private law in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «private law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVATE LAW

Find out the translation of private law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of private law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «private law» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

私法
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

derecho privado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

private law
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

निजी कानून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القانون الخاص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

частное право
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

direito privado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যক্তিগত আইন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

droit privé
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang persendirian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Privatrecht
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

私法
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

사법
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hukum pribadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luật tư nhân
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தனியார் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खासगी कायदा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

özel hukuk
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

diritto privato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

prawo prywatne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

приватне право
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

drept privat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιδιωτικού δικαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

privaatreg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

privaträtten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

privatrettslige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of private law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVATE LAW»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about private law

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QUOTES WITH «PRIVATE LAW»

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Wendy E. Long
I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVATE LAW»

Discover the use of private law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to private law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Idea of Private Law
This revised edition of The Idea of Private Law makes one of the major works of modern legal theory accessible to a new generation of lawyers and students.
Ernest J Weinrib, 2012
2
Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private ...
Now available for the first time is the final outline edition of the DCFR. This final outline edition covers major new topics and includes a revised and expanded list of definitions.
Christian von Bar, Eric M. Clive, Hans Schulte-Nölke, 2009
3
Italian Private Law
Italian Private Law provides an excellent overview and analysis of Italian private law and its transition from the early twentieth century legal tradition to a system based on constitutional values, geared towards European integration.
Guido Alpa, Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich, 2007
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An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Private Law: ...
Collection of readings, materials and cases on the doctrine of private law in the common law and civil law.
James Gordley, 2006
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The Cambridge Companion to European Union Private Law
A critical 2010 introduction to European Private Law, written by the leading scholars in the field.
Christian Twigg-Flesner, 2010
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Making European Private Law: Governance Design
This is a remarkably ambitious work of scholarship. What can Europe bring to private law, and what can it take away? And how do we shape the institutional design of the governance model(s) that comprise Europe ?
Fabrizio Cafaggi, Horatia Muir Watt, 2010
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Exploring Private Law
Inspired by recent debate, the purpose of this collection of essays on private law doctrines, remedies and methods is to celebrate and illustrate the contribution that both 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' methods of reasoning make to the ...
Elise Bant, Matthew Harding, 2010
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Fundamentals of Roman Private Law
Combining a law specialist's perspective with a historical and cultural focus, this book provides a reference in many diverse fields of legal and historical learning.
George Mousourakis, 2012
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Human Rights in Private Law
This book examines this important topic, which may revolutionize private law.
Daniel Friedmann, Daphne Barak-Erez, 2001
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A Manual of Roman Private Law
This 1939 second edition of a 1925 original covers the main principles of Roman Law from classical and later times.
W. W. Buckland, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVATE LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term private law is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to save families from disaster (Opinion)
A recent investigation by the American Lawyer found that the biggest private law firms, an important source of funding for civil legal aid and one ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
2
Fielding Graduate University Awards Honorary Degree to Michael B …
Before entering private law practice, Dr. Goldstein was Associate Vice Chancellor for Urban and Governmental Affairs and Associate Professor ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
3
Lifelong Morristown Resident, Prominent Lawyer Dies at 81
Broderick joined his father's private law practice in 1959 and was a senior managing partner of Broderick, Newmark, and Grather P.C. for more ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Practice Profile: Lawyering Up
The group's clients are primarily private law firms. “Within that range, there's only one area we will not work for — only because of the way they ... «Accounting Today, Jul 15»
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No. 2 Senate Republican Guilty of Lying to Feds
... July 24 on three of nine charges that he tried to conceal the truth about $440,000 he embezzled from escrow funds in his private law practice. «The Chief-Leader, Jul 15»
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The Growing Influence Of Women Is Changing Our World
Today, about one-in-three professionals in the legal field are women, and so are one-in-five partners in private law firms. In addition, women ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
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R (A) (A Child, by her Litigation Friend, B) v Secretary of State for …
... and Divorce · Medical Treatment · Practice and Procedure · Private Law Children · Property · Public Law Children · Publicity and Reporting. «Family Law, Jul 15»
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Re PD [2015] EWCOP 48
... to proceedings in the Court of Protection concerning deprivation of liberty, certainly closer than wardship and private law proceedings. «Family Law, Jul 15»
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Survey: Incoming Law Students Worried About Grades, Paying for …
For example, the average cost of private law school rose from about $14,000 a year in 1992 to roughly $24,000 in 2002 and more than $40,000 ... «U.S. News University, Jul 15»
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UK: Regulations creating private copying exception quashed by …
... was ruled, was 'appropriate to address in the circumstances of private law litigation between a specific rightholder and an alleged infringer'[2] ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
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