Public law

public law — n 1: an enactment of a legislature that affects the public at large throughout the entire territory (as a state or nation) which is subject to the jurisdiction of the legislature or within a particular subdivision of its jurisdiction: general law …   Law dictionary

Public law — is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals (citizens, companies) and the state. Under this theory, Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub divisions of public law. This theory is at odds with the… …   Wikipedia

Public law — Public Pub lic, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to {private}; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

public law — ➔ law * * * public law UK US noun [U] LAW, GOVERNMENT ► the area of law that deals with the relationship between the government and other organizations or between the government and the public: a public law case/duty/issue »She specializes in… …   Financial and business terms

Public law — kann bedeuten: Public law (Vereinigtes Königreich) Public law (Vereinigte Staaten) Siehe auch Öffentliches Recht Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

public law — n. 1. a law or statute affecting or applicable to the public generally 2. the branch of law concerned with the relations of individuals to the state and with the state as an entity capable of acting as if a private person …   English World dictionary

Public Law 62-5 — Public Law 62 5, passed by the United States Congress on August 8, 1911, set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives at 435 effective with the 63rd Congress in 1913. It also included a provision for the addition of one …   Wikipedia

public law — A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal, and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the… …   Black's law dictionary

public law — noun A category of law governing the relationship between the state on one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major… …   Wiktionary

public law — 1. Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation. 2. a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships between the state and individuals and with the… …   Universalium

public law — The part of the law which is concerned with the state in its sovereign capacity, including international law and criminal law. A statute which concerns the public, as distinguished from a private act …   Ballentine's law dictionary