indecent liberty

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Definition of indecent liberty in English English dictionary

Sexual behavior beyond social or legal limits

pinching, tickling, rubbing up against, and other forms of contact in places such as elevators and grocery stores may constitute an indecent liberty.

Any behavior beyond the limits of propriety

Mr. Sheil taunted the Ministers with having, at a private meeting, threatened their supporters with resignation if the Bill were rejected : they had much better have appealed to the country. / Lord Stanley sharply denied that Ministers had taken the indecent liberty imputed to them by Mr. Sheil.

Hyphenation

in·de·cent Li·ber·ty

Turkish pronunciation

îndisınt lîbırti

Pronunciation

/ənˈdēsənt ˈləbərtē/ /ɪnˈdiːsənt ˈlɪbɜrtiː/