privity

[priv-i-tee]

priv·i·ty

[priv-i-tee]
noun, plural priv·i·ties.
1.
private or secret knowledge.
2.
participation in the knowledge of something private or secret, especially as implying concurrence or consent.
3.
Law. the relation between privies.
4.
Obsolete. privacy.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English privete, privite < Old French. See privy, -ity

non·priv·i·ty, noun, plural non·priv·i·ties.
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Privity is always a great word to know.
So is slander. Does it mean:
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact
defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing
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privity (ˈprɪvɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  a legally recognized relationship existing between two parties, such as that between lessor and lessee and between the parties to a contract: privity of estate; privity of contract
2.  secret knowledge that is shared
 
[C13: from Old French priveté]

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