privatistico

private-law, pertaining to private law

adjective pree-vah-TEES-tee-koh Rare

Also means

privatistic

Usage Note

Privatistico is a legal and academic term referring to matters governed by diritto privato ('private law') — the body of law regulating relations between private individuals, as opposed to pubblicistico (public law). It is not related to privatizzazione (privatization) and is chiefly used in law faculties and formal legal writing.

Examples

"Il contratto ha natura privatistica."

Natural Translation

The contract has a private-law nature.

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