Oxford Dictionary English private law nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌpraɪvət ˈlɔː// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌpraɪvət ˈlɔː// [uncountable] (law) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe part of the law that concerns individual people and their propertySee private law in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: private law oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com