Intrusion Upon Seclusion
/ɪnˈtruːʒən əˈpɒn sɪˈkluːʒən/
Definitions
- (n.) A privacy tort involving the intentional and unauthorized invasion into someone's private affairs or solitude, highly offensive to a reasonable person.
The celebrity sued the tabloid for intrusion upon seclusion after they secretly recorded her in her home.
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- intrusion upon seclusion
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Commentary
This tort requires that the intrusion be highly offensive to a reasonable person and involve prying into private matters that the plaintiff expected to be private.
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