violation of privacy right
- noun
- Specialized
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violación del derecho a la privacidad
- The company was sued for a violation of privacy right after leaking customers' personal information.
Examples
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Press photographers must avoid any violation of privacy right when covering celebrities.
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Any violation of privacy right can result in severe penalties under the law.
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The violation of privacy right is a serious offense.
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Many people are concerned about violations of privacy right online.
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The company faced heavy fines due to its violation of privacy right by sharing user data without consent.
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A violation of privacy right occurs when someone's private information is disclosed without their approval.
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Individuals who experience a violation of privacy right can seek legal action against the responsible parties.
Synonyms
418
4.1
Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights
103
6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
85
6.6
Entering a place or someone's private life without permission
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4.7
An act of going into someone's private life without their permission
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8.9
An action that breaks a law or rule
How Invasive
- Specialized
96
5.8
- Specialized
9
4.0
85
6.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
violation + of + privacy + right
Each constituent contributes its usual meaning: 'violation' = breach, 'privacy' = freedom from intrusion, and 'right' = legal entitlement, so a learner who knows these words can assemble the sense 'a breach of someone's legal privacy entitlement'. The construction is fully compositional and mirrors equivalent patterns in many languages (e.g. 'violación del derecho a la privacidad'), so the meaning is predictable to a B1 learner despite slightly non‑idiomatic word order.
Etymology
Violation of privacy right gives a clear image: imagine someone opening your letters or reading your phone without permission, so your privacy and right to be left alone are taken away. That's why it means 'an act of breaking an individual's legal right to privacy'.