Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
Affecting or belonging to private individuals, as distinct from the public generally. Not official. Private person. An individual who is not the incumbent of an office. As to private “Act” “Agent” “Bill,” “Boundary,” “Bridge,” “Carrier,” “Chapel,” “Corporation,” “Easement,” “Examination,” “Ferry,” “Nuisance,” “Property,” “Prosecutor,” “Rights,” “Road,” “Sale,” “School,” “Seal,” “Statute,” “Stream,” “Trust” “War,” “Way,” and “Wrongs,” see those titles.