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privacy, right of — n. The right to be left alone, without unwarranted scrutiny or interference by the public or government in personal matters, without unwanted publicity, and with the right to make choices about one’s own personal and family life; the right of… …   Law dictionary

privacy, right of — Right of a person to be free from intrusion into matters of a personal nature. Although not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, a right to privacy has been held to be implicit in the Bill of Rights, providing protection from… …   Universalium

privacy, right of — The right to be let alone; the right of a person to be free from unwarranted publicity; and right to live without unwarranted interference by the public in matters with which the public is not necessarily concerned. Term right of privacy is… …   Black's law dictionary

privacy — pri·va·cy n: freedom from unauthorized intrusion: state of being let alone and able to keep certain esp. personal matters to oneself see also expectation of privacy, invasion of privacy; privacy interest at interest 3b, right of privacy; …   Law dictionary

right to privacy — right to privacy: right of privacy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. right to privacy …   Law dictionary

right of privacy — right of privacy: the right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature – called also right to privacy; compare invasion of privacy ◇ Although not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution,… …   Law dictionary

right — / rīt/ n [Old English riht, from riht righteous] 1 a: qualities (as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval b: something that is morally just able to… …   Law dictionary

privacy */ — UK [ˈprɪvəsɪ] / UK [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing Staff are entitled to a certain amount of privacy when making personal phone calls. personal privacy… …   English dictionary

privacy laws — Those federal and state statutes which prohibit an invasion of a person s right to be left alone (e.g. to not be photographed in private), and also restrict access to personal information (e.g. income tax returns, credit reports); and overhearing …   Black's law dictionary

right — rightable, adj. /ruyt/, adj., righter, rightest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 2. in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the… …   Universalium

Privacy law — is the area of law concerning the protection and preservation of the privacy rights of individuals. By definition, most countries treat privacy as the rights of individuals and not institutions. The governments and other organizations collect… …   Wikipedia