private practice

noun

: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)

After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.

Examples of private practice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In his private practice, Christopher serves as counsel to employers throughout California regarding employee discipline, due process, grievance procedure issues, workplace investigations, reasonable accommodation/interactive process issues, and other labor and employment law matters. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026

The lawsuit also names Shaknovsky’s former private practice as a defendant. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 May 2026

Kaplan is a McGeorge School of Law graduate and has a private practice focused on education and construction policy. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026

For example, humane societies, animal shelters and veterinary schools frequently offer subsidized care at a fraction of the cost of a private practice. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for private practice

• actus
• cactus
• practise
• tractus
• malpractice

Medical Definition

private practice

noun

1

: practice of a profession (as medicine) independently and not as an employee

2

: the patients depending on and using the services of a physician in private practice