Meaning & use
privity
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A close legal relationship between parties recognized by law, especially arising from a contract.
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Only parties in privity of contract could sue for breach under the old rule.
The court examined whether privity existed between the manufacturer and the injured consumer.
A note on using this word
A specialized legal term, most often encountered in the phrase 'privity of contract.'
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