LEGAL WORD

Public interest litigation

Legal term · Constitutional law

Public interest litigation

  • Type: Legal term
  • Area of law: Constitutional law

1 What it means

A case filed in a court to protect public interest, often by a person not directly affected.

2 Use it in a sentence

The PIL led to guidelines on workplace sexual harassment.

3 Make it stick

Write your own sentence using Public interest litigation about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.

Legal dictionary: all 366 words · Today's Word of the Day · Weekly quiz

← ProvisoPublic trust doctrine →

Educational content only, not legal advice.