noun (formal)
1 [U] moral and social behaviour that is considered to be correct and acceptable:
Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.
OPPIMPROPRIETY
2 (the proprieties) [pl.] the rules of correct behaviour:
They were careful to observe the proprieties. * The company had acted in accordance with all legal proprieties.
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