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decency [ˈdi:sənsi] N

1. decency no pl (respectability):

decency

przyzwoitość f

he didn't have the decency to tell us

nie był łaskaw nas poinformować

Phrases:

the decencies pl (behaviour)

Usage examples with decency

not an ounce of decency

bez krzty przyzwoitości

he didn't have the decency to tell us

nie był łaskaw nas poinformować

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She claimed that the university was operating outside the bounds of common decency, collegiality, professionalism and integrity. en.wikipedia.org

Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? en.wikipedia.org

Only when the boy is hoping to become wise and virtuous is his surrender to the man not offensive to human decency. en.wikipedia.org

Loyalty demands: a deep sense of decency, truth and justice, a commitment to moral convictions, and efforts to advance the good of society. en.wikipedia.org

Further, the display of the body violates etiquette and decency. en.wikipedia.org

These kids have more decency than all the judges and coaches in the world. en.wikipedia.org

The distinction between minimal decency (an ethical obligation) and supererogation helps moral agents understand and protect their own and each other's. en.wikipedia.org

The practice must stop; our nation must return to honesty and decency in politics. en.wikipedia.org

With the only considerations now involving decency things like unfortunate format changes and declining sound quality seem irrelevant. en.wikipedia.org

For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burned at the stake. en.wikipedia.org

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