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indecency

[in-dee-suhn-see] / ɪnˈdi sən si /


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Arregui is a principled revolutionary dedicated to his cause, while Molina is a gay, flamboyant window dresser who’s been arrested for public indecency.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 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

To quote “Now & Then” column founder Paul Dorpat, “In the moment it might take an exhausted barrister to mouth a monosyllabic indecency, the old embarrassment was leveled.”

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

To deride the demand for decency is to concede that anything but indecency is impracticable.

From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William