n. pl. priv·i·ties 1. Knowledge of something private or secret shared between individuals, especially with the implication of approval or consent. 2. Law A relation of interest or identity between parties close enough to make one party subject to a suit on a claim against the other or conferred with the same rights and obligations as the other. [Middle English privete, secrecy, privacy, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prīvitās, from Latin prīvus, single, alone; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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