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∎ the rules of propriety require you to write to her les règles de la bienséance vous obligent à lui écrire;∎ his behaviour is lacking in propriety son comportement est tout à fait inconvenant ou déplacé;∎ to have a sense of propriety avoir le sens des convenances;∎ contrary to the proprieties contraire aux bienséances ou convenances(c) (rectitude) rectitude f;∎ to behave with propriety respecter les convenances -
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convenances; correction; bienséance; conformité à la bonne règle; opportunité; pf. honorabilitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > propriety
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Jur. régularité de la détention provisoire [ONU]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > propriety of provisional detention
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8 decency
decency [ˈdi:sənsɪ]• common decency ( = good manners) la simple politesse• to have a sense of decency ( = seemliness) avoir de la pudeur* * *['diːsnsɪ]1) ( good manners) politesse fyou can't in all decency... — tu ne peux décemment pas...
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decency n1 ( good manners) politesse f ; common decency la simple politesse ; they might have had the decency to thank us ils auraient pu avoir la politesse or la correction de nous remercier ; you can't in all decency ask him to pay tu ne peux décemment pas lui demander de payer ;2 ( morality) he hasn't an ounce of decency il n'a pas le moindre sens moral ;3 ( propriety) convenances fpl ; ( in sexual matters) décence f ; he has no sense of decency il n'a aucun sens des convenances ; for the sake of decency par souci or respect des convenances ; to observe the decencies fml observer or respecter les convenances.
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Propriety — Pro*pri e*ty, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F. propri[ e]t[ e], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one s own, proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.] 1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. [Obs.] Onles this propriety be exiled … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
propriety — [n1] suitableness, appropriateness accordance, advisability, agreeableness, appositeness, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, concord, congruity, consonance, convenience, correctness, correspondence, decorum, ethicality, expedience, fitness,… … New thesaurus
propriety — I (appropriateness) noun accordance, adaptation, admissibility, advisability, agreeableness, applicability, aptitude, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, conformity, congruity, consonance, correspondence, dueness, equity, expedience, expediency … Law dictionary
propriety — mid 15c., proper character, disposition, from O.Fr. proprieté (12c.), from L. proprietatem (nom. proprietas) appropriateness, also ownership (see PROPERTY (Cf. property)). Meaning fitness, appropriateness is attested from 1610s; sense of… … Etymology dictionary
propriety — *decorum, decency, etiquette, dignity Analogous words: grace, *elegance, dignity: *form, usage, convention, convenance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
propriety — ► NOUN (pl. proprieties) 1) correctness of behaviour or morals. 2) appropriateness; rightness. 3) (proprieties) the details or rules of conventionally accepted behaviour. ORIGIN originally in the sense «peculiarity, essential quality»: from Latin … English terms dictionary
propriety — [prə prī′ə tē, prōprī′ə tē] n. pl. proprieties [ME propriete < OFr proprieté: see PROPERTY] 1. the quality of being proper, fitting, or suitable; fitness 2. conformity with what is proper or fitting 3. conformity with accepted standards of… … English World dictionary
propriety — pro|pri|e|ty [prəˈpraıəti] n formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: propriété property, quality , from Latin proprietas; PROPERTY] 1.) [singular,U] correctness of social or moral behaviour ≠ ↑impropriety propriety of ▪ They discussed the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
propriety — noun /prəˈpraɪɪti/ a) correctness in behaviour and morals Elinor then ventured to doubt the propriety of her receiving such a present from a man so little, or at least so lately known to her. b) fitness; the quality of being appropriate Now, if… … Wiktionary
propriety — As used in Massachusetts colonial ordinance of 1741 term is nearly, if not precisely, equivalent to property. In old English law, property; propriety in action; propriety in possession; mixed propriety … Black's law dictionary
propriety — n. conformity with accepted standards of behavior to doubt the propriety of smt. * * * [prə praɪətɪ] [ conformity with accepted standards of behavior ] to doubt the propriety of smt … Combinatory dictionary