Words / P / Law

public authority

noun

B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A body whose functions are of a public nature and which is required to act compatibly with Convention rights.

As a public authority, the local council must not act in a way incompatible with the applicant's human rights.

Similar: public body

Topic: Public law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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