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invasion of privacy

–noun
an encroachment upon the right to be let alone or to be free from publicity.

Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry: invasion of privacy
: the tort of unjustifiably intruding upon another's right to privacy by appropriating his or her name or likeness, by unreasonably interfering with his or her seclusion, by publicizing information about his or her private affairs that a reasonable person would find objectionable and in which there is no legitimate public interest, or by publicizing information that unreasonably places him or her in a false light —see also PRIVACY —compare RIGHT OF PRIVACY, ZONE OF PRIVACY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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