Law Dictionary Definitions

privity (priv-<<schwa>>-tee). 1. The connection or relationship between two parties, each having a legally recognized interest in the same subject matter (such as a transaction, proceeding, or piece of property); mutuality of interest <privity of contract>. [Cases: Judgment 678(2). C.J.S. Judgments §§ 830, 861, 866.] horizontal privity. Commercial law. The legal relationship between a party…

privilegium clericale (priv-<<schwa>>-lee-jee-<<schwa>>m kler-<<schwa>>-kay-lee). [Law Latin] See BENEFIT OF CLERGY. [Blacks Law 8th]

privilegium (priv-<<schwa>>-lee-jee-<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A law passed against or in favor of a specific individual. 2. Roman law. A special right, esp. one giving priority to a creditor. 3. Civil law. Every right or favor that is granted by the law but is contrary to the usual rule. [Blacks Law 8th]

privilege tax. See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

Privileges or Immunities Clause. The constitutional provision (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1) prohibiting state laws that abridge the privileges or immunities of U.S. citizens. • The clause was effectively nullified by the Supreme Court in the Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 36 (1873). Cf. DUE PROCESS CLAUSE; EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE. [Cases: Constitutional Law…

Privileges and Immunities Clause. The constitutional provision (U.S. Const. art. IV, § 2, cl. 1) prohibiting a state from favoring its own citizens by discriminating against other states’ citizens who come within its borders. [Cases: Constitutional Law 207. C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 649.] [Blacks Law 8th]

privilege from arrest. See PRIVILEGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

privileged villeinage. See VILLEINAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

privileged subscription. See RIGHTS OFFERING. [Blacks Law 8th]

privileged question. See QUESTION(3). [Blacks Law 8th]