A British parliamentary Act affecting only the interests of a particular individual or small group of individuals (as a corporation, local area, etc.).
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brownlow (1553–1638), legal official.
Definition of private Act in US English:
private Act
noun
A British parliamentary Act affecting only the interests of a particular individual or small group of individuals (as a corporation, local area, etc.).
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brownlow (1553–1638), legal official.