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accessoryship. The status or fact of being an accessory. — Also termed (loosely) accession. [Blacks Law 8th]

accessory right.See RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

private adoption. See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

private action. See civil action under ACTION(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

private act. See special statute under STATUTE. [Blacks Law 8th]

private, adj. 1. Relating or belonging to an individual, as opposed to the public or the government. 2. (Of a company) not having shares that are freely available on an open market. 3. Confidential; secret. [Blacks Law 8th]

privatae leges (prI-vay-tee lee-jeez). [Law Latin] Scots law. Personal laws. • These were laws, such as a pardon, that affected a single individual, not a class of people. [Blacks Law 8th]

privata delicta (prI-vay-t<<schwa>> di-lik-t<<schwa>>). [Latin] Roman law. Private wrongs; torts. See DELICT. Cf. PUBLICA DELICTA. [Blacks Law 8th]

privacy privilege. See PRIVILEGE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

privacy law. 1. A federal or state statute that protects a person’s right to be left alone or that restricts public access to personal information such as tax returns and medical records. — Also termed privacy act. [Cases: Records 31. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 449–450; Records§§ 74–92.] 2. The area of legal studies dealing with…