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noun

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1. The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

   Example: I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.

2. Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one private life.

   Example: It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.

3. Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

   Example: Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.

4. A place of seclusion.