private international law

noun

The law of a state that decides the law of which state is applied to legal relationships in civil and commercial matters that contain foreign elements.

Similar
rule on the conflict of lawsconflict of law rulecollision law
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Meanings

nounprivate international law (uncountable)

alternative international private law

  1. uncountableThe law of a state that decides the law of which state is applied to legal relationships in civil and commercial matters that contain foreign elements.

    Synonyms: rule on the conflict of laws, conflict of law rule, collision law

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe law of a state that decides the law of which state is applied to legal relationships in civil and commercial matters that contain foreign elements.

Similar
rule on the conflict of lawsconflict of law rulecollision law

Origin

The sense of this word order is that it is private law that typically applies between various nationals, rather than international law of a private character.

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Translations

Arabic قَانُون دُوَلِيّ خَاصّ
  • قَانُون دُوَلِيّ خَاصّ (qānūn duwaliyy ḵāṣṣ)law
Bulgarian междунаро́дно ча́стно пра́во
  • междунаро́дно ча́стно пра́во (meždunaródno částno právo)law
Chinese Mandarin 國際私法 /国际私法
  • 國際私法 /国际私法 (guójì sīfǎ)law
Finnish kansainvälinen yksityisoikeus
  • kansainvälinen yksityisoikeuslaw
French droit international privé
  • droit international privélaw
German Internationales Privatrecht, Kollisionsrecht
  • Internationales Privatrechtlaw
  • Kollisionsrechtlaw
Polish prawo prywatne międzynarodowe
  • prawo prywatne międzynarodowelaw
Portuguese direito internacional privado
  • direito internacional privadolaw
Russian междунаро́дное ча́стное пра́во
  • междунаро́дное ча́стное пра́во (meždunaródnoje částnoje právo)law
Spanish derecho internacional privado
  • derecho internacional privadolaw
Thai กฎหมายระหว่างประเทศแผนกคดีบุคคล
  • กฎหมายระหว่างประเทศแผนกคดีบุคคล (gòt-mǎai-rá-wàang-bprà-têet-pà-nɛ̀ɛk-ká-dii-bùk-kon)law
Cite this entry
APA

private international law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20international%20law

MLA

“private international law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20international%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private international law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20international%20law.

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