indecency laws
Public decorum regulations
Indecency laws are statutes regulating public exposure, obscene materials, or sexual conduct deemed offensive to community standards.
They cover everything from public nudity to broadcasting restrictions: The station was fined under indecency laws for airing explicit content.
What constitutes indecency varies by jurisdiction and era—yesterday's obscenity may be today's protected speech.
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- nudityAbsence of clothing
- statuteEnacted written rule
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- broadcasting standardsRules for aired content
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