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indecency

noun
in路​de路​cen路​cy | \ (藢)in-藞d膿-s岬妌(t)-s膿 How to pronounce indecency (audio) \

Definition of indecency

1 : the quality or state of being indecent
2 : something (such as a word or action) that is indecent

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Examples of indecency in a Sentence

The book has been criticized for indecency. I was shocked by the indecency of their language. He was accused of sexual indecencies.
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Recent Examples on the Web

Suspicion, indecent exposure, public indecency: Harvard Road While doing a business check of Copper鈥檚 Hawk Winery shortly after midnight Aug. 27, an officer noticed a Warrensville Heights woman, 35, sitting unconventionally in a Volkswagen SUV. Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Man can鈥檛 resist resisting arrest: Orange Police Blotter," 29 Aug. 2019 A year after it was passed, the Supreme Court declared that the indecency provisions were a violation of First Amendment rights. Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, "Legal Shield for Websites Rattles Under Onslaught of Hate Speech," 6 Aug. 2019 The indecency charge was a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. By Lavendrick Smith Dana Branham, Dallas News, "Hillcrest High impostor who groped 14-year-old girl when he was 25 gets probation," 23 July 2019 He is accused of public indecency, endangering the welfare of a minor, interfering with public transportation and indecent exposure. oregonlive.com, "Portland serial public masturbator sentenced in one case, accused in new case on same day," 10 June 2019 Gross indecency with a child, a mental defective or an unconscious person. Mary Hui, Quartz, "These are all the crimes Hong Kong is considering extraditing people for under a new law," 7 June 2019 Matthew Tonne of Lewisville was arrested Jan. 9 on charges of indecency with a child stemming from the incident. Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, "Woman files $1 million lawsuit against Flower Mound megachurch, alleging neglect in sexual assault case," 27 July 2019 Besthoff appeared in Multnomah Circuit Circuit Court the next day and pleaded guilty to public indecency in the case that occurred last year, court records show. oregonlive.com, "Portland serial public masturbator sentenced in one case, accused in new case on same day," 10 June 2019 Sidney Gilstrap-Portley was charged with indecency with a child and three counts of tampering with a government record. By Lavendrick Smith Dana Branham, Dallas News, "Hillcrest High impostor who groped 14-year-old girl when he was 25 gets probation," 23 July 2019

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First Known Use of indecency

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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More Definitions for indecency

indecency

noun

English Language Learners Definition of indecency

: a morally or sexually offensive quality : an indecent quality
: behavior that is morally or sexually offensive : indecent behavior

indecency

noun
in路​de路​cen路​cy | \ in-藞d膿-s岬妌-s膿 How to pronounce indecency (audio) \
plural indecencies

Kids Definition of indecency

1 : offensive quality : lack of decency
2 : an act or word that is offensive

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