English Dictionary

private bill

名詞

イギリス英語 アメリカ英語

(government, UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something.

日本語の意味

（英国）地方自治体や企業などの特定組織が、特定の目的や権限付与を狙って議会に提案する個別の法案

The city council consulted legal experts to prepare a private bill that would give them authority to manage the new waterfront development.

市議会は、新しいウォーターフロント開発を管理する権限を得るために、地方自治体などが権限を得る目的で議会に提出する法案を作成するために法律の専門家に相談した。

意味（1）

(government, UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something.

意味（2）

(government, US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws.

The Senate to-day passed upwards of fifty private bills, and the House quite as many. None of them, however, were of much magnitude.

private bills （ plural ）