public law

noun

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.

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 international law.

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Origin:
1765–75

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public law

—n
1.	a law that applies to the public of a state or nation
2.	Compare private law the branch of law that deals with relations between a state and its individual members

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