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.