decencies

/ ˈdiːsənsɪz /

plural noun

1. those things that are considered necessary for a decent life

2. standards of behaviour considered correct by polite society; proprieties

Example Sentences

Once a human being is dead there are people enough to provide the last decencies; perhaps it is so because only then can there be no question of further or recurring assistance being sought.

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“The connections that survive do so in compelling ways. … The depiction of the women in Jeanette and Carmen’s family is confident and layered, capturing their decencies and failings.”

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Nor, in many cases, are they accorded the simple decencies that are part of formal employment.

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It’s all rather consoling in an era where . . . well, we shouldn’t ever take such decencies for granted.

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It is sad that in political life, recognizing and naming actions that are unethical get parsed into legalisms, forgetful of the roots of law – our common human practices and decencies.

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