private bill
a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
Origin of private bill
1- Compare public bill.
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How to use private bill in a sentence
At least he could not reduce his little private bill for such assistance below £1600.
North America, Volume II (of 2) | Anthony TrollopeIt contained a number of provisions applicable to inclosures, which could be incorporated by reference, in a private bill.
To a private bill it is thus declared:—“Soit fait comme il est desiré.”
About London | J. Ewing RitchieIt is needless to trace here the course of a private bill in the Lords.
The Government of England (Vol. I) | A. Lawrence LowellBecause they refused to deliberate on any form, this private bill was introduced.
My Own Story | Emmeline Pankhurst
British Dictionary definitions for private bill
a bill presented to Parliament or Congress on behalf of a private individual, corporation, etc
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