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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Both lawsuits alleged invasion of privacy and negligence. —

James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Despite the dismissal of most claims, Peterson still retains the right to pursue defamation and false light invasion of privacy allegations. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024 This sense of an invasion of privacy is most keenly felt in a trio of set pieces in which Cassavetes lets the drama play out in what feels like real time. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024 John Denuto, 47, had pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of invasion of privacy. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for invasion of (someone's) privacy

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