indecency

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Two counts of gross indecency were withdrawn from the jury on a point of law during the course of the trial.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

But the Parents Television Council Inc. — whose members lodged thousands of indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission — has folded.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

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

The son of the judge, Sir John Duke Coleridge, who prosecuted, said, "It was not the prosecution of opinion in any sense, but society was to be protected from outrage and indecency."

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob