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indecency

[in-dee-suhn-see] / ɪnˈdi sən si /


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But the Parents Television Council Inc. — whose members lodged thousands of indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission — has folded.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

He said it was public indecency punishable by Namibian law.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2024

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

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

But civil liberties groups thought the prohibitions on online indecency violated the First Amendment and squelched free speech.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

As to indecency, in proportion as it is flagrant is the shock and resentment against it; and as vanity is the source of indecency, so the universal discountenance and shame is its most effectual antidote.

From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William




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