PUBLIC-INTEREST LAW

Meaning of PUBLIC-INTEREST LAW in English

a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.

[ 1965-70 ]

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PUBLIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York …
Английский словарь Британика
LAW — I Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Английский словарь Британика
INTEREST — Price paid for the use of credit or money . It is usually figured as a percentage of the money …
Английский словарь Британика
PUBLIC — I. ˈpəblik, -lēk adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Middle French public, publique, from Latin publicus, probably alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAW — I. ˈlȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English hlāw, hlǣw; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTEREST — I. ˈin.trə̇st also ˈintərə̇st or ˈintəˌrest or ˈintərst sometimes ˈin.ˌtrest noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUBLIC — /pub"lik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAW — law 1 — lawlike , adj. /law/ , n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INTEREST — /in"teuhr ist, -trist/ , n. 1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by …
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PUBLIC — noun a public house; an inn. 2. public ·adj open to common or general use; as, a public road; a …
Webster English vocab
INTEREST — noun to cause or permit to share. 2. interest ·noun advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; …
Webster English vocab
LAW — the discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUBLIC — public BrE AmE ˈpʌb lɪk ▶ ˌ public ˈ bar BrE AmE ▶ ˌ public ˈ company BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUBLIC — / ˈpʌblɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 1. [ only before noun ] connected with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — / lɔː; NAmE / noun SYSTEM OF RULES 1. (also the law ) [ U ] the whole system of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTEREST — / ˈɪntrəst; NAmE ; -trest/ noun , verb ■ noun WANTING TO KNOW MORE 1. [ sing. , U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. pub ‧ lic 1 S1 W1 /ˈpʌblɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ public , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTEREST — I. in ‧ terest 1 S2 W1 /ˈɪntrəst, ˈɪntrɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ interestingly , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INTEREST — n. & v. --n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUBLIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INTEREST — n. & v. n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LAW — n.1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced …
Oxford English vocab
INTEREST — n. & v. --n. 1. a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding …
Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to people in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — ( laws) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The law is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INTEREST — ( interests, interesting, interested) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of public record formal (= something that has been written down so …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTEREST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a focus of interest ▪ Animal behaviour has long been a focus of interest …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUBLIC — n. notary public Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York Public Library public …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAW — n. administrative law Ampère's law Anglo Saxon law Anti Corn Law League antitrust law associative law Avogadro's law blue law …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAW — n. Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INTEREST — n. Price paid for the use of credit or money . It is usually figured as a percentage of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PUBLIC — Synonyms and related words : Babbittish, Everyman, John Doe, Philistine, Public, accessible, acknowledged, adherent, admitted, affirmed, alehouse, announced, apparent, appendage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INTEREST
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INTEREST — I. noun 1 desire to learn/hear more about sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ avid , close , considerable , consuming , deep …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PUBLIC — INDEX: 1. for everyone to use 2. owned or paid for by the government 3. when a lot of people …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAW — INDEX: 1. an official rule that everyone must obey 2. the whole system of laws of a country or place …
Longman Activator English vocab
INTEREST — See ↑ BORROW 4, ↑ INTERESTED 3,7, ↑ OWN 1, ↑ PROFIT 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be of interest • …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUBLIC — n. 25B6; adjective public affairs : STATE, national, federal, government; constitutional, civic, civil, official, social, municipal, community, communal, local; nationalized. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INTEREST — n. 25B6; noun we listened with interest : ATTENTIVENESS, attention, absorption; heed, regard, notice; curiosity, inquisitiveness; enjoyment, delight. places of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUBLIC
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PUBLIC — 1. прил. 1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting ≈ государственное радиовещание public policy ≈ государственная политика public buildings ≈ общественные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAW — I сущ. 1) а) закон (регулирующий, предписывающий акт) according to the law ≈ по закону to administer, apply, enforce a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INTEREST — 1. сущ. 1) а) заинтересованность, интерес revive interest (in) ≈ возрождать интерес (к) to be of interest to smb. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC — public.ogg 1. ʹpʌblık n 1. собир. народ the public is the best judge, the public are the best judges народ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — law.ogg 1. lɔ: n 1. закон law enforcement - обеспечение правопорядка см. тж. law-enforcement law digest - сборник законов или …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INTEREST — interest.ogg 1. ʹıntrıst n 1. 1> интерес with a keen intense interest in smb., smth. - с большим с повышенным …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law - Ampere's law - antipollution law - antismoke law - associative …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PUBLIC — 1) гласный 2) государственный 3) коммунальный 4) общедоступный 5) общественность 6) общественный 7) публичный • care of public health — здравоохранение embezzler of public funds — казнокрад public catering establishment …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LAW
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PUBLIC — public прил.1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting — государственное радиовещание public policy — государственная политика public buildings — общественные здания …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LAW — I law сущ.1) а) закон (регулирующий, предписывающий акт) according to the law — по закону to administer, apply, enforce a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUBLIC — 1. ʹpʌblık n 1. собир. народ the public is the best judge, the public are the best judges народ - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAW — 1. lɔ: n 1. закон law enforcement - обеспечение правопорядка см. тж. law-enforcement law digest - сборник законов или судебных …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INTEREST — 1. ʹıntrıst n 1. 1> интерес with a keen intense interest in smb., smth. - с большим с повышенным интересом …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC — 1. прил. 1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting — государственное радиовещание public policy — государственная политика public buildings — общественные …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LAW — I lɔ сущ. 1) а) закон ( регулирующий, предписывающий акт ) according to the law — по закону to administer, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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