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Public law   /pˈəblɪk lɔ/   Listen
Public law

noun
1.
A law affecting the public at large.





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"Public law" Quotes from Famous Books



... utilize two years of every young man's life for State purposes that we could not disband most of our expensive constabulary and make certain squads of our civil recruits responsible for the keeping of public law and order, leaving only the officers as permanent professionals, for of course there must be expert control of the conscripts. The postal service might also be carried on ...
— National Being - Some Thoughts on an Irish Polity • (A.E.)George William Russell
... items from Antarctica. Violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and 1 year in prison. The Departments of Treasury, Commerce, Transportation, and Interior share enforcement responsibilities. Public Law 95-541, the US Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, requires expeditions from the US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs, Room 5801, Department of State, Washington, ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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