Private law is the body of law which governs the relationships between private individuals and organisations within a legal jurisdiction.

It is contrasted with public law which governs the relationships between individuals and organisations and the state, as well as relationships between private individuals which have a public interest factor (in the form of criminal law).

Private law includes civil law, contract law, tort law, the law of succession, and family law.

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