Decency - Law Dictionary Search Results
Disparagement
Disparagement, the matching an heir in marriage under his degree or against decency, Co. Litt. 107.
louche
of questionable taste decency or morality not reputable as a louche nightclub a louche painting
Amende honorable
reparation, an apology (see that title). In French law a species of punishment to which offenders against public decency or morality were anciently condemned.
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Outrageous
Of the nature of an outrage exceeding the limits of right reason or decency such as to cause outrage involving or doing an outrage furious violent atrocious
Honesty
Honor honorableness dignity propriety suitableness decency
Decorum
grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to ones own character or to the place and occasion decency of conduct seemliness that which is seemly or suitable
Clothes
dress vestments vesture a general term for whatever covering is worn or is made to be worn for decency or comfort
outrageous
outrageous : going beyond standards of decency : utterly intolerable in a civilized society [ conduct] out·ra·geous·ly adv out·ra·geous·ness n
obscene
Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd] : extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also Roth v. United States in the Important Cases section NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled
disorderly conduct
: conduct that is likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency ;also : the petty offense of engaging in disorderly conduct compare breach of the peace NOTE: The term
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