Privacy
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Privacy
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Privacy
Although privacy is a right protected by law, it is incapable of precise definition as it overlays various substantive areas such as constitutional law and torts. The right to privacy is the right to be free from the unwarranted appropriation or exploitation of one's personality, the publicizing of one's private affairs with which the public has no legitimate concern, or the wrongful intrusion into one's private activities, in such manner as to outrage or cause mental suffering, shame or humiliation to a person of ordinary sensibilities. Smith v N.B.C., 138 Cal.App. 2d 807. In constitutional law, it is an individual's protected right to do certain kinds of actions, e.g., the right to use contraceptive devices. Griswold v Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 85 S. Ct. 1678, 14 L.Ed.2d510. Also, see Roe v Wade, 410 U.S. 113, in which the Texas statute limiting right to abortions was struck down as an unnecessary infringement on womens right to privacy. In the law of torts, the right encompasses inter alia protection against public disclo-sure of private facts. See Melvin v Reid, 112 Cal.App. 285, 297 P. 911. Also protection against appropriation of name or likeness. See Carlisle v Fawcett Publications, 201 Cal.App. 2d 733, 20 Cal. Rptr. 405. Also see Namath v Sports Illustrated, 80 Misc.2d 531, 363 N. Y.S.2d276.
Synonyms of Privacy
noun
concealment
confidentiality
confidentialness
delitescence
disassociation
dissociation
evasion
evasiveness
intimacy
isolation
obscurity
penetralia
privateness
quietude
retirement
retreat
seclusion
secrecy
secretiveness
separateness
separation
solitariness
solitude
solitudo
voluntary exile
withdrawal
Associated Concepts: invasion of privacy
right of privacy
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Translate Given Privacy from English to Spanish
Translation of Given Privacy , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Permitan que lo haga en privado and other legal terms is available here.
Permitan que lo haga en privado
Translate Right to Privacy from English to Spanish
Translation of Right to Privacy , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Derecho a su vida privada and other legal terms is available here.
Derecho a su vida privada
Privacy in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of privacy.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Privacy in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term privacy into Spanish: vida privada (English to Spanish translation). More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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See Also
Law Enforcement Officer
Police
Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
Privacy, Sexual Behaviour and the Law
Further Reading
Privacy , Sexual Behaviour and the Law
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Meaning of Privacy in Political Science
A very basic notion of Privacy related to the United States'election law is provided here: Being alone, where no one can observe you
Definition of Privacy
In relation to social issues, a meaning of privacy is provided here: the state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion.
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Civil Liberty
Civil Right
Legal Right
Citizen Freedom
Political Liberty
Constitutional Right
Political Right
Freedom of Speech