privacy, right of

privacy, right of definition - legal

n

The right to be left alone, generally derived from federal statutes assuring the right to be free from unwarranted publicity. It is usually recognized as being inherent in the right to liberty.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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