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conflict of laws

noun

the body of law dealing with disputes between private persons living in different nations and governing such things as applicable law, jurisdiction and enforcement of judgmentsIf the conflict of laws of New York requires that Egyptian law governs the issue of validity, the court would require expert testimony about Egyptian law.

Synonyms and Other Spellings

private international law