public interest
1public interest — see interest 3a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. public interest n …
2public interest — noun singular or uncount 1. ) the fact that the public has a right to know about something because it affects them: Cabinet members should be willing to answer questions on matters of genuine public interest. in the public interest: The matter… …
3public interest — public interest, adj. 1. the welfare or well being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest. 2. appeal or relevance to the general populace: a news story of public interest. [1670 80] * * * …
4public interest — UK US noun [U] LAW, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► used when talking about people s rights to know the facts about a particular situation: »The Board was satisfied that it was in the public interest to broadcast the story. »But the public interest… …
5public interest — public interest, adj. 1. the welfare or well being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest. 2. appeal or relevance to the general populace: a news story of public interest. [1670 80] …
6Public interest — The public interest refers to the common well being or general welfare. The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself. While nearly everyone claims that aiding the common well being or… …
7public interest — Something in which the public, the community at large, has some pecuniary interest, or some interest by which their legal rights or liabilities are affected. It does not mean anything so narrow as mere curiosity, or as the interests of the… …
8public interest — UK / US noun [singular/uncountable] 1) the fact that the public has a right to know about something because it affects them Ministers should be willing to answer questions on matters of genuine public interest. in the public interest: Companies… …
9public interest — The indivisible collective interests of a community or society as judged by the commentator. The provision of public goods is argued to be in the public interest although practice varies on how wide the net is cast. See also public good …
10Public Interest Immunity — (PII) is a principle of English common law under which the English courts can grant a court order allowing one litigant to refrain from disclosing evidence to the other litigants where disclosure would be damaging to the public interest. This is… …
