Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee;
- Example: "he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice"- Example: "lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
private practice
n 1: the practice of a profession independently and not as an
employee; "he teaches at the medical school but his fortune
came from private practice"; "lawyers in private practice
are in business and must make a profit to survive"