moral decency

Frequency: 6.27.8 per million words

Behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality.

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Examples (10)

  • Society relies on a shared sense of moral decency to function properly.
  • His actions showed a complete disregard for basic moral decency.
  • The new broadcasting code aims to uphold standards of moral decency.
  • Is it too much to ask for a little moral decency in politics?
  • She was guided by a strong personal code of moral decency throughout her life.
  • The film was criticized for its lack of moral decency and gratuitous violence.
  • We have a responsibility to teach the next generation about moral decency.
  • It's an affront to moral decency to exploit the vulnerable.
  • Each culture establishes its own baseline for what constitutes moral decency.
  • Without moral decency, trust erodes and communities fall apart.