right of privacy

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right of privacy - a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity

legal right - a right based in law

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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