private law

English

Noun

private law (uncountable)

1. (law) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.

Usage notes

• Major subdivisions of private law (depending on the jurisdiction) include civil law, business law (including corporate, trade, and financial laws), labor law, and civil procedure.

Antonyms

• public law

Translations

area of law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 私法 (zh) (sīfǎ)

• Danish: privatret n
• Dutch: privaatrecht (nl) n
• Finnish: yksityisoikeus (fi)
• French: droit privé (fr) m
• German: Privatrecht (de) n
• Italian: diritto privato (it) m
• Polish: prawo prywatneo
• Portuguese: direito privado (pt) m
• Spanish: derecho privado m
• Swedish: privaträtt (sv) c
• Thai: กฎหมายเอกชน (gòt-mǎai-èek-gà-chon)
• Ukrainian: привáтне пр́аво n (pryvátne pŕavo)

See also

• private international law
• conflicts of law