…a branch of the law that deals with the relations between individuals or institutions, rather than relations between these and the government…
…a feud between people or families that is conducted without regard to the law…
…a legislative bill affecting the interests only of a particular body or individual…
…a house that is a private home, as distinct from a shop, office, or public building…
…designating a product manufactured or packaged for sale under the name of the retailer rather than that of the manufacturer…
…a person’s personal relationships, interests, etc., as distinct from their public or professional life…
…income from investments, property, or inheritance, as opposed to earned income or state benefit…
…a printing establishment operated on a small scale by a private person or group, in which the emphasis is on quality and individuality rather than profit…
…an event attended by invited guests at which an art exhibition may be seen before it is opened to the public…
…a company whose shares may not be offered to the public for sale and which operates under legal requirements less strict than those for a public company…
…(in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) a member of a parliament who is not a minister or does not hold government office…
…a school supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by the government…
…the part of the national economy that is not under direct government control…
…the agreement for the sale of a property at a price negotiated directly between the vendor and purchaser or their agents…
…business or industry that is managed by independent companies or private individuals rather than by the state…
…the work of a professional practitioner, such as a doctor or lawyer, who is self-employed…
…a secretary who deals with the personal and confidential concerns of a business person or public figure…
…a freelance detective who carries out investigations on behalf of private clients…
…an enlisted person in the armed forces, in particular (in the US Army) an enlisted person ranking above private and below corporal or (in the US Marine Corps) an enlisted person ranking above private and below lance corporal…
…(in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) a legislative bill that is introduced by a private Member of Parliament and is not part of a government’s planned legislation. Such bills rarely become law…
…a method employing encryption to provide secure access to a remote computer over the Internet…
…(in the UK) a Member of Parliament assisting a government minister…
…a cryptographic key that can be obtained and used by anyone to encrypt messages intended for a particular recipient, such that the encrypted messages can be deciphered only by using a second key that is known only to the recipient (the private key)…
…an unlawful interference with the use and enjoyment of a person’s land…
…a freelance detective who carries out investigations on behalf of private clients…
…a cryptographic key that can be obtained and used by anyone to encrypt messages intended for a particular recipient, such that the encrypted messages can be deciphered only by using a second key that is known only to the recipient (the private key)…
