Obscenity - Wikipedia An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time [1] It is derived from the Latin obscēnus, obscaenus, "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology [2]
Obscenity | Definition, Censorship Free Speech | Britannica Obscenity, legal concept used to characterize certain (particularly sexual) material as offensive to the public sense of decency A wholly satisfactory definition of obscenity is elusive, however, largely because what is considered obscene is often, like beauty, in the eye of the beholder
obscenity | Wex | US Law | LII Legal Information Institute Obscenity is a category of speech that is unprotected by the First Amendment's Freedom of Speech and Expression protections Obscenity laws are concerned with prohibiting lewd, or extremely offensive words or pictures in public
OBSCENITY Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for OBSCENITY: vulgarity, grossness, suggestiveness, crudeness, foulness, indecency, lewdness, coarseness; Antonyms of OBSCENITY: prudery, puritanism, prudishness, priggishness, decency, correctness, primness, decorum
Criminal Division | Obscenity - United States Department of Justice Obscenity is not protected under First Amendment rights to free speech, and violations of federal obscenity laws are criminal offenses The U S courts use a three-pronged test, commonly referred to as the Miller test, to determine if given material is obscene
Obscenity: Overview | U. S. Constitution Annotated | US Law | LII . . . Despite the unqualified assertion in Roth that obscenity was not protected by the First Amendment, the Court observed, it and the cases following were concerned with the governmental interest in regulating commercial distribution of obscene materials