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as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene
parents complained about the indecency of the song's lyrics
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as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper
that a remark of such indisputable indecency was uttered at a meeting of the school board made everyone gasp
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Recent Examples of indecency
As an armchair legal scholar, my guess is that constitutes burglary, property damage, and perhaps public indecency.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
One of the teachers has been charged with indecency with a child, while the other was charged for online solicitation, the DA said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Standish is shocked by Lamb’s indecency — which is saying something about the level of that indecency — but the gambit works.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Goode will serve the two sentences for indecency with a child concurrently, equating to a term of 40 years in prison.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
One of the teachers has been charged with indecency with a child, while the other was charged for online solicitation, the DA said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Standish is shocked by Lamb’s indecency — which is saying something about the level of that indecency — but the gambit works.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Goode will serve the two sentences for indecency with a child concurrently, equating to a term of 40 years in prison.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecency
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Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 22 May 2024
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In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Why do opponents use an obscenity in their signs? Jeanne Woodbury, an activist who works with the lobbying firm Creosote Partners, put up 10 campaign signs around the Phoenix area opposing Proposition 138.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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There was a celebration in the building on New Year’s Eve, with some strands apparently still stuck in the rafters — no disrespect to KU.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Indecency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecency. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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