invasion of (someone's) privacy

idiom

: a situation in which someone fails to respect a person's right to keep certain personal information from being known
She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy.

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Baldoni countered with a Dec. 31 lawsuit against The New York Times for libel, false light invasion of privacy and more over an article covering her allegations. Jack Smart, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 In the 179-page complaint, filed in the Southern District of New York, Baldoni and his publicists accuse Lively and Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 In response to Lively’s filing and the accompanying New York Times report, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit accusing the Times of libel and false light invasion of privacy, among other complaints. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025 Brooks' lawsuit accuses the woman of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false light invasion of privacy. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for invasion of (someone's) privacy 

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“Invasion of (someone's) privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invasion%20of%20%28someone%27s%29%20privacy. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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