private international law

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private international law

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The sense of this word order is that it is private law that typically applies between various nationals, rather than international law of a private character.

noun international private law

  1. uncountable The law of a state that decides the law of which state is applied to legal relationships in civil and commercial matters that contain foreign elements.

    Similar: rule on the conflict of laws, conflict of law rule, collision law

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@misc{private_international_law_2026,
  title = {private international law},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/private%20international%20law},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}