propriety

Yesterday’s countesses lacked those freedoms and were bound to serve as propriety’s standard bearers.

Reform MP James McMurdock has lost the whip over allegations against him related to business propriety, the party says.

There are hard lines of propriety between Fox and the rest of the world, and despite — or perhaps because of — that, Oates makes plain that seduction, narrative and instruction each entail the exercise of power.

"Roblox is confident in its position and the propriety of its dealings in this matter and looks forward to responding in court."

The other side of the detective’s profile has him strolling between the starched propriety of upper-class society and the sooty underbelly, doing rich men’s dirty work.