indecency

Example Sentences

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Playing some of these songs in public is rude and perhaps illegal indecency.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Two counts of gross indecency were withdrawn from the jury on a point of law during the course of the trial.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The PTC’s power came, in large part, from its ability to flood the FCC with indecency complaints.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Nor did he accept the fact that Spectrum’s planned “PG-13” performance falls far short of indecency.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

Their basis was the Gillray group of many figures, and they had also much of the Gillray coarseness and indecency, with a minimum of artistic skill.

From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Cooper, Frederic Taber