private law
noun
: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships compare public law
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Instead, Lisa Madigan ran for reelection as attorney general, completed her fourth term and joined a private law firm.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Until Wednesday, Price had largely kept her public appearances limited to a new podcast, Pamela Price Unfiltered, while returning to her private law firm, which represents small- and medium-sized businesses.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
The Legal Aid Society and a private law firm representing people incarcerated at Rikers had asked Judge Swain to take away the city’s control of Rikers and to install a receiver who would answer only to her.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Since taking office, Trump and his appointees have made good on those pledges, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters while targeting Democratic politicians, media critics and private law firms.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Until Wednesday, Price had largely kept her public appearances limited to a new podcast, Pamela Price Unfiltered, while returning to her private law firm, which represents small- and medium-sized businesses.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
The Legal Aid Society and a private law firm representing people incarcerated at Rikers had asked Judge Swain to take away the city’s control of Rikers and to install a receiver who would answer only to her.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Since taking office, Trump and his appointees have made good on those pledges, pardoning Jan. 6 rioters while targeting Democratic politicians, media critics and private law firms.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Private law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20law. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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