noun
- acts or behaviors that are improper, offensive, or contrary to accepted standards of morality or good taste
Usage: plural form of indecency
Examples
- The committee investigated several indecencies that occurred during the event.
- Public indecencies are strictly prohibited in this area.
- The newspaper refused to publish details of the alleged indecencies.
- School officials addressed the indecencies reported by parents.
- The law defines various indecencies as misdemeanor offenses.
- Community leaders spoke out against the indecencies shown on television.