violation of privacy

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meaningsofviolationandprivacy

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violation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated ...
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privacy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprɪv.ə.si/us
/ˈpraɪ.və.si/
someone's right to keep their personal matters and ...
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(Definition ofviolationandprivacyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a clearviolationofprivacy, human rights and personal dignity.
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Does the existence of subsection (1)(a) make them indifferent to unfair treatment, and does subsection (1)(b) make them indifferent to theviolationofprivacy.
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The defence claimed the videos had been edited and insisted on the fact that the recording constituted aviolationofprivacy.
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Some victims received financial payments forviolationofprivacy.
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Mass surveillance is widely criticized as aviolationofprivacyrights, for limiting civil and political rights and freedoms, and for being illegal under some legal or constitutional systems.
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The following month, four of the five board members joined a federal lawsuit that challenged the new state education law as unconstitutionally vague and aviolationofprivacyrights.
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He criticized the country's music as intolerable and attacked its unfettered press, accusing it of violations of privacy.
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This provision was criticized by citizen and professional groups concerned about violations of privacy.
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Exclusion of juristic persons would lead to the possibility of grave violations of privacy in our society, with serious implications for the conduct of affairs.
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Violations of privacy depend on context.
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Legal injuries are not limited to physical injuries and may include emotional, economic, or reputational injuries as well as violations of privacy, property, or constitutional rights.
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One of the problems underlying potential violations of privacy and non-discrimination is that the process of profiling is more often than not invisible for those that are being profiled.
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