obscenity

obscenity
ob·scen·i·ty /äb-'se-nə-tē/ n pl -ties
1: the quality or state of being obscene
2: something (as an utterance or act) that is obscene; also: obscene material

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

obscenity
I noun bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, immodesty, immorality, impropriety, indecency, indecorum, indelicacy, lechery, lewdness, lubricity, obscenitas, offensiveness, pornography, ribaldry, salaciousness, salacity, scurrillity, smut, smuttiness, turpitudo, unchastity, vileness, vulgarity II index debauchery, pornography, turpitude

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


obscenity
the effect of an article to tend to deprive and corrupt persons likely to come into contact with it, according to the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (as amended). The balance against censorship is sought to be maintained by the inclusion of a defence that the publication is justified as being for the public good on the grounds that it is in the interests of science, literature, art or learning, or other subjects of general interest. Perhaps the most celebrated prosecution was R v . Penguin Books [1961] Crim. LR 176, the article in question being D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. The defence showed the moral attitude of the legislation and, indeed, showed the prosecution to be rather out of touch with prevailing attitudes to morality, the prosecution asking the jury to decide based upon the following test: 'Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or your servants to read?' Nonetheless, the Act is still used, although with more subtlety.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


obscenity
Material that is obscene.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


obscenity

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


obscenity
The character or quality of being obscene; an act, utterance, or item tending to corrupt the public morals by its indecency or lewdness.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


obscenity
The character or quality of being obscene; an act, utterance, or item tending to corrupt the public morals by its indecency or lewdness.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Obscenity — Ob*scen i*ty, n.; pl. {Obscenities}. [L. obscentias: cf. F. obsc[ e]nit[ e].] That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chastity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Obscenity — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1989 Aktuelle Besetzung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • obscenity — (n.) c.1600, obscene quality, from L. obscenitatem (nom. obscenitas) inauspiciousness, filthiness, from obscenus (see OBSCENE (Cf. obscene)). Meaning a foul or loathsome act is 1610s. Sense of an obscene utterance or word is attested by 1690.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • obscenity — [n] indecency, immorality; vulgarism abomination, affront, atrocity, bawdiness, blight, blueness*, coarseness, curse, dirtiness, dirty name*, dirty word*, evil, filthiness, foulness, four letter word*, immodesty, impropriety, impurity, indecency …   New thesaurus

  • obscenity — ► NOUN (pl. obscenities) 1) the state or quality of being obscene. 2) an obscene action, image, or expression …   English terms dictionary

  • obscenity — [äb sen′ə tē, əbsen′ə tē; ] also, chiefly Brit [, äbsēn′ə tē, əbsēn′ə tē] n. [Fr obscénité < L obscenitas] 1. the state or quality of being obscene 2. pl. obscenities an obscene remark, act, event, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Obscenity — Part of a series on Censorship By media …   Wikipedia

  • obscenity — /euhb sen i tee, see ni /, n., pl. obscenities for 2, 3. 1. the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness. 2. something obscene, as a picture or story. 3. an obscene word or expression, esp. when used as an invective. [1600 10; …   Universalium

  • obscenity — [[t]ɒbse̱nɪti[/t]] obscenities 1) N UNCOUNT Obscenity is behaviour, art, or language that is sexual and offends or shocks people. He insisted these photographs were not art but obscenity... James Joyce justified his use of obscenity on the… …   English dictionary

  • obscenity — noun … OF OBSCENITY ▪ stream, string VERB + OBSCENITY ▪ mutter, scream, shout, yell ▪ He shouted a stream of obscenities …   Collocations dictionary

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