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public act

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public law

 
–noun
1. Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
2. a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships between the state and individuals and with the relations among governmental agencies. Compare private law.
3. public international law.
Origin:
1765–75
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Main Entry: public act
Function: noun
: PUBLIC LAW 1

Main Entry: public law
Function: noun
1 : an enactment of a legislature that affects the public at large throughout the entire territory (as a state or nation) which is subject to the jurisdiction of the legislature or within a particular subdivision of its jurisdiction : GENERAL LAW called also public act public statute —compare LOCAL LAW 1a
2 a : the area of law that deals with the relations of individuals with the state and regulates the organization and conduct of government —compare PRIVATE LAW b : international law regulating the relations among sovereign states or nations as distinguished from private international law
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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