Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

public law

1 The body of law dealing with fl, relations between private individuals and the. government, and with the structure and operation of the government itself; constitution, law, criminal law, and administrative law take together. Cf. PRIVATE LAW (1). 2. A statute affecting the general public. ( Federal public law are first published in Statutes at Large and an eventually collected by subject in the U S Code.Abbr. Pub. L.; P.L. - Also terme: public statute (abbr. p.s.); general statute. C'F general law (1) under LAW. 3. Constitution: law.