Definition of public law in English English dictionary
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 subdivisions of public law
That law such as traffic ordinances or zoning ordinances which applies to the public
Cases in private law, civil law, or criminal law in which one party to the dispute argues that a license is unfair, a law is inequitable or unconstitutional, or an agency has acted unfairly, violated a procedure, or gone beyond its jurisdiction
[1] A bill or resolution passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President or approved over a presidential veto, and [2] commonly denoted as P L followed by an assigned number
Areas of the law that relate to or regulate the relationship between persons and government at all levels
A act that is of universal application, that is clothed with any public interest, or that applies to a class of persons as opposed to a private law that applies only to a specified individual or legal entity
A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law Public laws have general applicability nationwide
A bill or joint resolution (other than for amendments to the Constitution) passed by both Houses of Congress and approved by the President Bills and joint resolutions vetoed by the President, but then overridden by the Congress also become public law
The government's primary market promotion tool is Public Law 480, the Food for Peace program. Since its inception in 1954, PL 480 has provided an outlet in less-developed countries for American agricultural surpluses.