Privity Definition

prĭvĭ-tē
privities
noun
Private or secret knowledge, as shared between persons.
Webster's New World
A relation of interest or identity between parties close enough to make one party subject to a suit on a claim against the other or conferred with the same rights and obligations as the other.
American Heritage
Participation in this.
Webster's New World
A successive relationship to or mutual interest in the same property or rights, established by law or legalized by contract, as between a testator and legatee, lessor and lessee, etc.
Webster's New World
A legally recognized relationship of interest of two parties, be it in a transaction, a piece of property, or a proceeding.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Privity

Noun

Singular:
privity
Plural:
privities

Origin of Privity

  • Middle English privete secrecy, privacy from Old French from Medieval Latin prīvitās from Latin prīvus single, alone per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman priveté, privitee et al., Old French priveté, from privé + -té.

    From Wiktionary

Privity Sentence Examples

  • There is no privity of contract between an underlessee and the superior landlord, but the latter can enforce against the former restrictive covenants of which he had notice; it is the duty of the underlessee to inform himself as to the covenants of the original lease, and, if he enters and takes possession, he will be considered to have had full notice of, and will be bound by, these covenants.

  • The report of the Commons committee (July 18 9 7) definitely acquitted both Mr Chamberlain and the colonial office of any privity in the Jameson Raid, but Mr Chamberlain's detractors continued to assert the contrary.

  • Prior to the assignment, the assignee has neither privity of estate nor privity of estate nor privity of contract with the Landlord.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRI

Words Ending With

YTYITY

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

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