1 [U] honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others:
Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency. * Have you no sense of decency? * He might have had the decency to apologize. * standards of taste and decency that we expect broadcasting companies to meet
2 (the decencies) [pl.] (formal) standards of behaviour in society that people think are acceptable:
the basic decencies of civilized society
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