Meanings
nounprivate law (uncountable)
- uncountablelawThe 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 私法
- 私法 (sīfǎ)area of law
Danish privatret
- privatretarea of law
Dutch privaatrecht
- privaatrechtarea of law
Finnish yksityisoikeus
- yksityisoikeusarea of law
French droit privé
- droit privéarea of law
German Privatrecht
- Privatrechtarea of law
Italian diritto privato
- diritto privatoarea of law
Korean 사법
- 사법 (sabeop)area of law
Polish prawo prywatneo
- prawo prywatneoarea of law
Portuguese direito privado
- direito privadoarea of law
Spanish derecho privado
- derecho privadoarea of law
Swedish privaträtt
- privaträttarea of law
Thai กฎหมายเอกชน
- กฎหมายเอกชน (gòt-mǎai-èek-gà-chon)area of law
Ukrainian привáтне пр́аво
- привáтне пр́аво (pryvátne pŕavo)area of law
Cite this entry
APA
private law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20law
MLA
“private law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20law. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private law,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20law.
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