Meaning

2 senses
  1. Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent.

    One sure sign of indecency is criticizing foreigners constantly, but remaining silent about the problems within your own land, or by your own people, or both.

    Unanständigkeit, Anstößigkeit

    the quality of being indecent

  2. Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.

    Unanständigkeit, Anstößigkeit

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom was arrested for public indecency.

    ruТом был арестован за непристойное поведение.

    deTom wurde wegen Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses in Gewahrsam genommen.

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  2. He was arrested for public indecency.

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  3. He was thrown out of the restaurant for public indecency.

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  4. The government decided to ban the book on grounds of indecency.

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  5. Tom, that's public indecency!

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lack of decency:

Origin

From in- + decent + -cy.

From in- + decent + -cy.

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