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Private Statute

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A statute which operates only upon particular persons and private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86. See "General Statute."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Private act.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A statute which operates only upon particular persons, and private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86. An act which relates to certain individuals, or to particular classes of men. Dwar. St. 629; State v. Chambers, 93 N. C. 600.

Defined under Statute in Black's Law Dictionary.