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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Jonathan Elliot Moyer, 54, of Alburtis is charged with six counts of invasion of privacy, among other charges, according to a March 7 news release from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Gabriel Vanriette, 40, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to felony invasion of privacy in Clay County court on February 27.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Freedman has suggested that Gottlieb was responsible, at least in part, for the bombshell New York Times article regarding Lively’s accusations against Baldoni, who is currently suing the publication for libel and false light invasion of privacy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Then on Thursday, Baldoni filed a $400 million federal lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, as well as Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, accusing the trio of multiple offenses, including defamation, civil extortion, invasion of privacy and interference with contractual relations.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Gabriel Vanriette, 40, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to felony invasion of privacy in Clay County court on February 27.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Freedman has suggested that Gottlieb was responsible, at least in part, for the bombshell New York Times article regarding Lively’s accusations against Baldoni, who is currently suing the publication for libel and false light invasion of privacy.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Then on Thursday, Baldoni filed a $400 million federal lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, as well as Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, accusing the trio of multiple offenses, including defamation, civil extortion, invasion of privacy and interference with contractual relations.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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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 17 Mar. 2025.
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