obscenity
Origin of obscenity
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- an·ti·ob·scen·i·ty, noun, plural an·ti·ob·scen·i·ties, adjective
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How to use obscenity in a sentence
Benson said she experienced threats first-hand when people "shouting obscenities and graphic threats into bullhorns in the dark of night" arrived outside her home in December 2020 after election results were certified in Michigan.
Election workers "in the crossfire" of fraud rhetoric, secretaries of state testify | Herb Scribner | August 3, 2022 | AxiosWe also see that reflected in the rolling obscenity of global vaccine distribution, where vaccines have been allocated in a non-coordinated fashion, oblivious to human need and often driven by foreign policy imperatives.
The fight over the obscenity of trying to remove Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Beloved” from a school library.
To win in 2022, Democrats must be laser focused | Peter Rosenstein | November 17, 2021 | Washington BladeThe attacks come on the heels of an increase in incidents in which passengers have shouted obscenities, pushed and shoved flight attendants, harassed other passengers or even attempted to open the cockpit door.
Flight attendant suffers broken bones in ‘one of the worst displays of unruly behavior’ in the skies | Lori Aratani | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostOther video showed a Border Patrol agent on a horse shouting an obscenity as he tried to clear a child away.
Why are there thousands of Haitian migrants at the Texas border? | Amber Phillips | September 22, 2021 | Washington Post
Some might say there is also an obscenity to it, given the amount of poverty in the world.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong these are obscenity, defamation, fighting words, express incitement to unlawful conduct, and threats.
Does Free Speech Cover Murder Fantasies? The Supreme Court’s Definition of a ‘Threat’ | Geoffrey R. Stone | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne trucker did shout an obscenity, and a musclebound mechanic told them to go and do something useful like study.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution | Jason McGahan | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn Alabama obscenity law passed in 1998 made the sale of most sex toys illegal in the state.
Coined “obscenity regulations,” on face value they appear to ban material that “depicts or describes sexual misconduct.”
They rebelled at the immorality of his conduct and the obscenity of his writings; and he resolved that they should accept both.
Lady Byron Vindicated | Harriet Beecher StoweThe charge was "obscenity," and they had been arrested at the instance of Anthony Comstock.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainAnother feature in common is the rank realism and open obscenity which marked the humours of both species.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo GozziThat means losing ground at an increasing rate to the obscenity crawling over our planet.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerAaron Stoltzfoos dropped the lantern to his side, amazed that the dignified old man could be guilty of such an obscenity.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
British Dictionary definitions for obscenity
/ (əbˈsɛnɪtɪ) /
the state or quality of being obscene
an obscene act, statement, word, etc
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Cultural definitions for obscenity
Behavior, appearance, or expression (such as films and books) that violate accepted standards of sexual morality. American courts have long tried to define obscenity but without much success. Some believe, for example, that any depiction of nudity is obscene; others would argue that nudity in itself is not obscene. (See four-letter words (see also four-letter words) and pornography.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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