the group of people with official legal power to make decisions or make people obey the laws in a particular area, such as the police or a local government department
is the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded
making someone less likely to do something by making it difficult for them to do it or by making them realize that it will have bad results for example crime