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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Private \Pri"vate\ (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr. privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone, single) and akin to prae before. See {Prior}, a., and cf. {Deprive}, {Privy}, a.] 1. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary. [1913 Webster] 2. Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer. [1913 Webster] Reason . . . then retires Into her private cell when nature rests. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A private person may arrest a felon. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 4. Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding. [1913 Webster] 5. Having secret or private knowledge; privy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Private act} or {Private statute}, a statute exclusively for the settlement of private and personal interests, of which courts do not take judicial notice; -- opposed to a {general law}, which operates on the whole community. In the United States Congress, similar private acts are referred to as {private law} and a general law as a {public law}. {Private nuisance} or {wrong}. See {Nuisance}. {Private soldier}. See {Private}, n., 5. {Private way}, a right of private passage over another man's ground; also, a road on private land, contrasted with {public road}, which is on a public right of way. --Kent. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wrong \Wrong\ (?; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wronged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wronging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure. [1913 Webster] He that sinneth . . . wrongeth his own soul. --Prov. viii. 36. [1913 Webster] 2. To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me. [1913 Webster] I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honorable men. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wrong \Wrong\, adv. In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. [1913 Webster] Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wrong \Wrong\, obs. imp. of {Wring}. Wrung. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wrong \Wrong\ (?; 115), a. [OE. wrong, wrang, a. & n., AS. wrang, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr. wringan to wring; akin to D. wrang bitter, Dan. vrang wrong, Sw. vr[*a]ng, Icel. rangr awry, wrong. See {Wring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Lev. xxi. 19). [1913 Webster] 2. Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires. [1913 Webster] 3. Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way. [1913 Webster] I have deceived you both; I have directed you to wrong places. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement. [1913 Webster] 5. Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] Syn: Injurious; unjust; faulty; detrimental; incorrect; erroneous; unfit; unsuitable. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wrong \Wrong\, n. [AS. wrang. See {Wrong}, a.] That which is not right. Specifically: (a) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral {right}. [1913 Webster] When I had wrong and she the right. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] One spake much of right and wrong. --Milton. [1913 Webster] (b) Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong. (c) Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right. [1913 Webster] Friend, I do thee no wrong. --Matt. xx. 18. [1913 Webster] As the king of England can do no wrong, so neither can he do right but in his courts and by his courts. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The obligation to redress a wrong is at least as binding as that of paying a debt. --E. Evereth. [1913 Webster] Note: Wrongs, legally, are private or public. Private wrongs are civil injuries, immediately affecting individuals; public wrongs are crimes and misdemeanors which affect the community. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: wrong adv 1: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {incorrectly}, {wrongly}, {wrong}] [ant: {aright}, {correctly}, {right}] adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: {incorrect}, {wrong}] [ant: {correct}, {right}] 2: contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" [ant: {right}] 3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things" [syn: {improper}, {wrong}] 4: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: {amiss(p)}, {awry(p)}, {haywire}, {wrong(p)}] 5: based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way" [ant: {correct}, {right}] 6: not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts" [syn: {wrong}, {incorrect}] 7: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out" 8: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: {ill-timed}, {unseasonable}, {untimely}, {wrong}] 9: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road" [syn: {faulty}, {incorrect}, {wrong}] n 1: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong" [syn: {wrong}, {wrongfulness}] [ant: {right}, {rightfulness}] 2: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: {wrong}, {legal injury}, {damage}] v 1: treat unjustly; do wrong to [ant: {compensate}, {correct}, {redress}, {right}]