obscenity
Sign in to saveAn obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin , , "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology. Generally, the term can be used to indicate strong moral repugnance and outrage in expressions such as "obscene profits" and "the obscenity of war". As a legal term, it usually refers to descriptions and depictions of people engaged in sexual and excretory activity.
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- Non image-based obscenity cases in the U.S.
- Key U.S. court cases on obscenity
- Criticism
- Child pornography
- Censorship in film
- United Kingdom
- New Zealand
- China
- Hong Kong SAR
- Canada
- Brazil
- India
- Legal Provisions Applicable against the obscene acts in India
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
- Section 294: Sale, etc., of Obscene Books and Materials
- Section 295: Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors
- Section 296: Obscene Acts and Expressions in Public Places
- Information Technology Act, 2000
- Section 67: Punishment for Publishing or Transmitting Obscene Material in Electronic Form
- Section 67B: Protection Against Child Sexual Exploitation
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
- [[Information Technology Rules, 2021|Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021]]
- Other countries
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin , , "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology. Generally, the term can be used to indicate strong moral repugnance and outrage in expressions such as "obscene profits" and "the obscenity of war". As a legal term, it usually refers to descriptions and depictions of people engaged in sexual and excretory activity.
== United States obscenity law ==