impropriety
noun
the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
improprieties
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pluralof impropriety.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A wide-ranging probe by the department’s internal watchdog is scrutinizing potential improprieties in the contracting process, including evidence of personal enrichment by top officials, report Tarini Parti, Josh Dawsey, Michelle Hackman and Summer Said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The visit falls days after Bloomberg reported that two insurance companies controlled by Walter, as well as Guggenheim Partners, where Walter is chief executive, are being investigated by federal prosecutors for potential financial improprieties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In his report, Sir Laurie said he had "not identified evidence of improprieties".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
He’d been ousted from the Bears club, presumably because of the financial improprieties, and now he was coaching an adult group, called a masters team, on the university campus.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Paris, France, Europe, were filled with stories of the waywardness, and eccentricities, and improprieties of the young queen.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
