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Special Statute

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A private statute. See "Statute."

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One which operates only upon particular persons and private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86. Distinguished from a general or public statute.

Defined under Statute in Black's Law Dictionary.