to invade people's privacy

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• invade — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪd[/t]] invades, invading, invaded 1) VERB To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army. [V n] In autumn 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno... [V ing] When the Romans and later the Normans… …   English dictionary

• invade */ — UK [ɪnˈveɪd] / US verb Word forms invade : present tense I/you/we/they invade he/she/it invades present participle invading past tense invaded past participle invaded 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take or send an army into another country in… …   English dictionary

• invade — in|vade [ ın veıd ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it: The island was invaded during the war. They received information that the Americans were preparing to invade. 2 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• privacy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total ▪ relative ▪ I was able to say goodbye to him in relative privacy. ▪ individual, personal …   Collocations dictionary

• privacy — pri|va|cy [ praıvəsi ] noun uncount * the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing: Staff members are entitled to a certain amount of privacy when making personal phone calls. personal privacy in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• privacy */ — UK [ˈprɪvəsɪ] / UK [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing Staff are entitled to a certain amount of privacy when making personal phone calls. personal privacy… …   English dictionary

• privacy — UK US /ˈprɪvəsi/ US  /ˈpraɪvəsi/ noun [U] ► the right that someone has to keep their personal life or personal information secret or known only to a small group of people: »Among the three industries studied, concerns about privacy and security… …   Financial and business terms

• Internet privacy — involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storing, repurposing, providing to third parties, and displaying of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet. Privacy can entail both Personally Identifying Information… …   Wikipedia

• List of conspiracy theories — The list of conspiracy theories is a collection of the most popular unproven theories related but not limited to clandestine government plans, elaborate murder plots, suppression of secret technology and knowledge, and other supposed schemes… …   Wikipedia

• X-ray machine — An X ray machine is a device used by radiographers to acquire an x ray image. They are used in various fields, notably medicine and security.HistoryShay M. Anderson and Ryan W. Preuninger formulated mathematical equations for X rays. Physicist… …   Wikipedia

• unjustifiable — [[t]ʌ̱nʤʌstɪfa͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l, ʌnʤʌ̱stɪfaɪəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe an action, especially one that harms someone, as unjustifiable, you mean there is no good reason for it. Using these missiles to down civilian aircraft is simply immoral… …   English dictionary