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privy — / pri vē/ n pl priv·ies [Anglo French privé, from Old French, intimate, confidant, from privé intimate, familiar, from Latin privatus private]: one having privity; esp: one who acquires an interest in the subject matter (as property) of prior or… … Law dictionary
Privy — Priv y, n.; pl. {Privies}. 1. (Law) A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
privy — A person who is in privity with another. One who is a partaker or has any part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. In connection with the doctrine of res judicata, one who, after the commencement of the action, has acquired an interest… … Black's law dictionary
privy — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person s plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, secret. n. (pl. ies) 1 US or archaic a lavatory. 2 Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
Privy Council of Sweden — The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm (in Swedish Riksrådet until 1687; sometimes Latinised as Senatus Regni Sueciae ) consisted originally of those men of noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory… … Wikipedia
Privy council — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
privy — adjective 1》 (privy to) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret). 2》 archaic hidden; secret. noun (plural privies) 1》 a toilet in a small shed outside a house. 2》 Law a person having a part or interest in any action or matter. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
privy — One in privity with another. Shew v Call, 119 NC 450, 26 SE 33. One connected with another by reason of their having a mutual interest in the same action or thing. Western Loan & Sav Co. v Silver Bow Abstract Co. 31 Mont 448, 78 P 774. An outside … Ballentine's law dictionary
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council — is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Its members are largely senior politicians, who were or are members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom or House of Lords.The Privy Council was formerly a powerful institution, but… … Wikipedia
National Socialist Action Party — The National Socialist Action Party (sometimes called the National Socialist Action Group) was a minor British neo Nazi political party in the early 1980s. It gained notoriety due to its violent rhetoric and because of several exposés regarding… … Wikipedia
