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Meanings of gross indecency in English

Any of various sexual criminal offenses, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.

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          Usage of gross indecency in English
          1
          Those charges related to alleged offences of indecent assault and gross indecency.
          The Irish Times
          2
          George Montague was convicted in 1974 of gross indecency with a man.
          BBC
          3
          Wartime code-breaker Mr Turing was pardoned in 2013 for gross indecency.
          Radio NZ
          4
          Turing was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 and chemically castrated.
          The Guardian
          5
          Father Kilpatrick has pleaded not guilty to 19 charges of gross indecency and indecent assault.
          The Irish Times
          6
          The pardon addressed his 1952 conviction for gross indecency, after which he was chemically castrated.
          Radio NZ
          7
          They were ridiculously anxious to suppress his sudden contortions, as one would some gross indecency.
          Romance
          8
          He is further charged with two counts of committing acts of gross indecency towards a child.
          The Irish Times
          9
          He was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 after admitting a sexual relationship with a man.
          The Guardian
          10
          However, two offences of gross indecency allegedly carried out by the Brother on another boy remain outstanding.
          The Irish Times
          11
          Wilde wrote the poem in exile in France after serving two years hard labour for gross indecency.
          The Irish Times
          12
          They were found guilty of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation.
          The Irish Times
          13
          In May 1987 the defendant was convicted of gross indecency for taking indecent pictures of a young boy.
          The Irish Times
          14
          Irish priest Father Neil Horan has appeared in a London court charged with gross indecency with a child.
          The Irish Times
          15
          The charges also included gross indecency.
          The Irish Times
          16
          Benedict Crawley, of Glenhill Park has pleaded not guilty to eight charges of indecent assault and gross indecency.
          The Irish Times
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