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public law

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public law
n.
1. The branch of law that deals with the state or government and its relationships with individuals or other governments.
2. A law affecting the public.

public law
n
1. (Law) a law that applies to the public of a state or nation
2. (Law) the branch of law that deals with relations between a state and its individual members Compare private law
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Noun1.public law - a law affecting the public at largepublic law - a law affecting the public at large
law - legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


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The new location, which is accessible by seven subway lines, the Long Island Railroad and a number of buses, will be a major upgrade for the city's only public law school.
In December 1962 Iraq's Public Law 80 (PL 80) called for re-possession of more than 99 percent of IPC's land-holdings, including its share of the southern oil fields.
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