Lat Private. Privatum jus, private law . Inst. 1, 1, 4. Privatum commodum publico cedit. Private good yields to public. Jenk. Cent, p. 223, case SO. The interest of au individual should give place to the public good . Id. Privatum incommodum publico bono pensatur. Private inconvenience is made up for by public beuelit Jenk. Ceut. p. 55, case 05; Broom, Max. 7.