Definition of Private act. Meaning of Private act. Synonyms of Private act

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Definition of Private act

Private act
3. Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life. --Shak. A private person may arrest a felon. --Blackstone. 4. Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding. 5. Having secret or private knowledge; privy. [Obs.] Private act or statute, a statute exclusively for the settlement of private and personal interests, of which courts do not take judicial notice; -- opposed to a general law, which operates on the whole community

Meaning of Private act from wikipedia

- allegedly wrongful act. There are many examples of such private law in democratic countries, although its use has changed over time. A private bill is not to...
- muni****lities were established by private act of the state legislature and operated under charters established by private act of the legislature. As of 2007...
- a private retreat for Queen Charlotte, and was accordingly known as The Queen's House. Remodelling of the structure began in 1762. In 1775, an Act of...
- Act 2001 limits a privately held company to fifty non-employee shareholders. A privately owned enterprise is a commercial enterprise owned by private...
- The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) is a California statute that authorizes aggrieved employees to bring actions for civil penalties on behalf...
- The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 is a United States statute that ordered the US government to sell much of the National Helium Reserve. The United...
- concept is covered by the term "private bill" (a bill which upon p****age becomes a private Act). Note however that "private bill" is a general term referring...
- Group Reorganisation Act 2006, a private Act of Parliament that would allow the group to operate within a simplified structure. The Act allowed HBOS to make...
- companies could only be incorporated through grant of a royal charter, by private act of Parliament, or, from 1834, by letters patent. Few companies were incorporated...
- many years. The museum was established during Soane's own lifetime by a private Act of Parliament in 1833, which took effect on his death in 1837. Soane...