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gross indecency

gross indecency noun: any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.

Noun

gross indecency (countable and uncountable, plural gross indecencies)

  1. (Canada, UK) Any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.

Forms of gross indecency

pluralgross indecencies

Questions about gross indecency

What does gross indecency mean?
Gross indecency means any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.
What part of speech is gross indecency?
Gross indecency is a noun.
What is the plural of gross indecency?
The plural of gross indecency is gross indecencies.

Words near gross indecency in the dictionary

  1. gross domestic product
  2. gross domestic products
  3. gross income
  4. gross incomes
  5. gross indecencies
  6. gross indecency
  7. gross margin
  8. gross margins
  9. gross motor skill
  10. gross motor skills
  11. gross national happiness

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