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Modesty, as 'womanly propriety of behaviour; scrupulous chastity of thought, speech and conduct; reserve or sense of shame proceeding from instinctive aversion to impure or coarse suggestions, Oxford English Dictionary (1993 Edn.); Raju Pandurang Mahale v. State of Maharashtra, (2004) 4 SCC 371.Modesty, as freedom from coarseness, indelicacy or indecency; a regard for propriety in dress, speech or conduct, (Webster's Third New International Dictionary); Raju Pandurang Mahale v. State of Maharashtra, (2004) 4 SCC 371.Modesty, can be described as the quality of being modest; and in relation to a woman , 'womanly propriety to behaviour; scrupulous chastity of thought, speech and conduct.' It is the reserve or sense of shame proceeding from instinctive aversion to impure or coarse suggestions, Aman Kumar v. State of Haryana, (2004) 4 SCC 379 (389). (Indian Penal Code, s. 354)--the essential ingredients of the offence unders. 354, IPC are as under:(i) that the person assaulted must be a wom...
Conscientiousness
The quality of being conscientious a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience...
Curious
Difficult to please or satisfy solicitous to be correct careful scrupulous nice exact...
Daintily
In a dainty manner nicely scrupulously fastidiously deliciously prettily...
Overscrupulous
Scrupulous to excess...
Overscrupulousness
The quality or state of being overscrupulous excess of scrupulousness...
Prudery
The quality or state of being prudish excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct stiffness coyness...
Rigorous
Manifesting exercising or favoring rigor allowing no abatement or mitigation scrupulously accurate exact strict severe relentless as a rigorous officer of justice a rigorous execution of law a rigorous definition or demonstration...
Sanctimony
Holiness devoutness scrupulous austerity sanctity especially outward or artificial saintliness assumed or pretended holiness hypocritical devoutness...
Scrupulize
To perplex with scruples to regard with scruples...
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