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| priv·i·ty [ prívvətee ] (plural priv·i·ties) |
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1. shared knowledge of secret: the state of sharing knowledge of or colluding in something secret
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2. law legally recognized relationship: a legally recognized relationship between two parties, e.g. between members of a family, between an employer and employees, or between others who have entered into a contract together
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3. law relationship to property: a successive or mutual relationship to some property
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| [12th century. Via French< medieval Latin privitas< Latin privus "single, isolated"] |
