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Meanings of impropriety in English

Catalan
manca de decor

An act of undue intimacy.

        manca de decor
        Catalan
        impropietat

        An improper demeanor.

            impropietat
            Catalan
            indecència

            An indecent or improper act.

                  indecència
                  Usage of impropriety in English
                  1
                  Fear of impropriety also extends to the way daily work is conducted.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  Bill Corcoran reports from South Africa as the company denies any impropriety.
                  The Irish Times
                  3
                  I've done nothing wrong, but these days, a rumor of impropriety .
                  Private Sector
                  4
                  The word connotes moral impropriety in, or in relation to, public administration.
                  The Guardian
                  5
                  There is always a propriety in truth, and an impropriety in falsehood.
                  A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 / Taken from a View of the ...
                  6
                  The following observations may serve to shew the impropriety of this representation:-
                  An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
                  7
                  Both the Journal and ELP denied any impropriety in their circulation deal.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  His lawyer said it was a private matter and involved no impropriety.
                  The Guardian
                  9
                  Such impropriety almost always leads to unpleasant disagreement, which can be avoided-
                  The Complete Rama Omnibus
                  10
                  While admitting mistakes were made, officers have denied any claims of impropriety.
                  Reuters
                  11
                  There can be no impropriety in your seeing him-ifyou wish it.
                  Man and Wife
                  12
                  A slight noise warned them of the impropriety of their longer remaining.
                  The Yankee Tea-party; Or, Boston in 1773
                  13
                  But the climax of hardihood or impropriety or wickedness, preposterousness or enlightenment:
                  The Book of the Damned
                  14
                  We should not define their charge of impropriety and eliminate their risks.
                  Private Sector
                  15
                  There is no allegation of impropriety on the part of Ms Borland.
                  News.com.au
                  16
                  But I am sure Mrs. Linwood would not have sanctioned an impropriety.
                  Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
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