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1 propriety
(correctness of behaviour; decency; rightness.) sømmelighet, anstendighetsubst. \/prəˈpraɪətɪ\/1) anstendighet, dekorum, sømmelighet2) konveniens, kutyme3) riktighet, berettigelse, hensiktsmessighetobserve (the) proprieties holde på formene, følge sømmelighetsregleneoverstep the bounds of propriety overskride sømmelighetens grensersense of propriety følelse av hva som passer\/sømmer seg, anstendighetsfølelsethe propriety of det riktige i, det berettigete i
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Overstep — O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overstep — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste̱p[/t]] oversteps, overstepping, overstepped VERB If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable. [V n] The Commission is sensitive to … English dictionary
Overstepped — Overstep O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overstepping — Overstep O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English