indecency
Origin of indecency
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How to use indecency in a sentence
According to the law, any man in public or private who commits an act of gross indecency with another male shall be punished with to years in prison.
Singapore high court dismisses challenges to sodomy law | Ankush Kumar | February 28, 2022 | Washington BladeHere, indecency reigns, with residents of these rival neighborhoods tripping over one another to broadcast their racism.
The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem More Divided Than Ever | Peter Schwartzstein | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTindecency in broadcasting became a major concern, and CBS was fined over half a million dollars.
Our shock is not from indecency, but from the absence of self-possession, the ultimate bourgeois possession.
Describing this as a “performance” borders on indecency, of course.
Norway Puts Hate on Trial, With Anders Behring Breivik’s Ugly Beliefs | Asne Seierstad | April 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Watch video of her underage drinking, public indecency, and extortion that warranted time in the slammer.
Lindsay Lohan's Early Crimes & Misdemeanors | Sujay Kumar, The Daily Beast Video | July 7, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTI am of opinion too, that the indecency of the next Verse, you spill upon me, would admit of an equal Correction.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley CibberIn the first place, one element of public-house talk—the overt or sly indecency—is left out.
The Chequers | James RuncimanActs of indecency had occurred long before they went to the post-primary school.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.There is seldom, if ever, any grossness in these spontaneous songs of the people—never indecency or double meaning.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetThese Lyrical Pieces, after all, are only a few smooth songs, where wit is sufficiently overbalanced by indecency.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John Dryden
British Dictionary definitions for indecency
/ (ɪnˈdiːsənsɪ) /
the state or quality of being indecent
an indecent act, etc
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