Noun
private law (uncountable)
(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.
I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children. Wendy E. Long
What Shakespeare has been to literature, what Bacon has been to philosophy, what the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible have been to religion, Coke has been to the public and private law of England. Edward Coke
After a single two-year term, he left the House voluntarily to resume private law practice. Source: Internet
Following the election, Mondale returned to private law practice, with Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis in 1987. Source: Internet
For example, at the time English "courts of law" tried cases of torts or private law for monetary damages but "courts of equity " tried civil cases seeking an injunction or another form of non-monetary relief. Source: Internet
Exactly the same can be said of many private law actions including those for theft, damage to property, deposit, and production of property. Source: Internet