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BNC: 20871 COCA: 22897

indecency

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
indecency /ɪnˈdiːsn̩si/ noun
plural indecencies
indecency
/ɪnˈdiːsn̩si/
noun
plural indecencies
Learner's definition of INDECENCY
[noncount] : a morally or sexually offensive quality : an indecent quality猥亵;下流
: behavior that is morally or sexually offensive : indecent behavior猥亵行为;下流行为
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[count]
BNC: 20871 COCA: 22897

indecency

noun

in·​de·​cen·​cy (ˌ)in-ˈdē-sᵊn(t)-sē How to pronounce indecency (audio)
1
: the quality or state of being indecent
2
: something (such as a word or action) that is indecent

Example Sentences

The book has been criticized for indecency. I was shocked by the indecency of their language. He was accused of sexual indecencies.
Recent Examples on the Web In 2012, Bird was convicted of indecency with a child by exposure. Heather Osbourne, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 In 2012, Bird was convicted of indecency with a child by exposure involving a case with a 10-year-old girl and was sentenced to six years in prison. Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2022 Henry Ponder, 46, of the 100 block of Bataan Drive, Broadview, on Aug. 21 was arrested in the 4100 block of North Harlem Avenue on an outstanding Cook County warrant for public indecency, police said. Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Did Elvis really go to jail for indecency after a performance? Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc, 27 June 2022 Police arrested the show's star, Zee Zee Martine, and the theater's operator, Leroy Griffith, on indecency charges in June of 1962. Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2022 Davis Neilands, 24, of the 500 block of North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, was charged with public indecency on Dec. 5. Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021 Owen Michael Calkins, 71, of the 1700 block of Killdeer Drive, Naperville, was arrested on a charge of public indecency/lewd exposure at 3:31 p.m. May 9 at Starling Lane and Killdeer Road. Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022 Plumb also had a prior state conviction for indecency with a minor. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of indecency was in 1589
BNC: 20871 COCA: 22897
indecency

noun

ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgross嚴重猥褻public公然猥褻broadcast (NAmE) 傳播猥褻行為legislation to multiply broadcast indecency fines對傳播猥褻行為加倍罰款的立法PHRASESan act of indecency猥褻行為 note at crime (for verbs)

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