(n.) The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners.
(n.) That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language.
Example Sentences:
(1) Xu, the ABP chairman, disputed any claims of impropriety, and said his company went through a “robust and thorough” tender process.
(2) The palace initially stated that “any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors” by the duke was “categorically untrue”.
(3) It would be hugely problematic for Perry if any clear evidence were to emerge that he stopped the funding because he did not want a public integrity unit, especially one led by a Democrat, probing too closely into alleged improprieties .
(4) The key was in Winkler's message about the "appearance of impropriety".
(5) HP said it had uncovered "serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations" at Autonomy.
(6) Any suggestion of impropriety is malicious and defamatory and will be treated as such,” said a spokesman.
(7) He said the party regarded "any implication of impropriety as unacceptable".
(8) Lenders have come under intense scrutiny from the Competition Commission and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) since the OFT report was published in September amid reports of widespread impropriety in the sector.
(9) This is not the first time sumo has had to contend with match-fixing claims , but they have never been investigated amid denials of any impropriety by the sport's governing body.
(10) Earlier this month Buckingham Palace issued vehement denials that the duke had “any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts” and said that “any suggestion of impropriety with under-age minors is categorically untrue”.
(11) HP called on the US and British authorities to investigate what it called "serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations at Autonomy" before the acquisition.
(12) "The newspaper believed that what it published on March 30, 2008 was legitimate and lawful and, moreover, that publication was justified by the public interest in exposing Mr Mosley's serious impropriety."
(13) Asked whether she was concerned that the SNP might no longer be seen as separate from the historical sleaze associated with Westminster politics – given that these revelations follow continuing police investigations into alleged financial impropriety by two former SNP MPs, Michelle Thomson and Natalie McGarry – Sturgeon responded that none of the individuals in question had been “proven to do anything wrong”.
(14) In a statement accompanying the interim report, No 10 said: "It is clear, as Liam Fox himself said, that serious mistakes were made in allowing the distinction between professional responsibilities and personal loyalties to be blurred, and this has clearly raised concerns about impropriety and potential conflicts of interest."
(15) There has been no procedural impropriety.” The tough stance adopted by Downing Street on the future of the House of Lords contrasted with the chancellor’s emollient tone as he made clear he would address the concerns raised by peers.
(16) But you can reclassify one.” City authorities deny any impropriety.
(17) The difference this time is that the National Socialist Underground got some help from part of the state.” The head of the BfV, Heinz Fromm, resigned in 2012 while facing public pressure over the mishandling of the NSU investigation, but he never mentioned the reason for stepping down, nor has the BfV admitted any improprieties.
(18) An extensive argumentation demonstrating the systematic impropriety in the Spanish Language of translating the English term "leukoplakia as leukoplasia, is presented.
(19) Nick Clegg has ordered an urgent review into how the Liberal Democrats have investigated "allegations of sexual impropriety" in the past after claims against a leading party official emerged.
(20) I’m not going to give you a question, you are fake news.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest BuzzFeed branded ‘garbage’ by Trump, who then attacks CNN The president-elect was dismissive of the memo at the center of the storm, insisting that the “alleged sexual impropriety” outlined in it didn’t happen and could not have happened as he always warned those around him on foreign tours such as the Miss World competition in Russia to be wary of hidden cameras that would get them put on television.
Shame
Definition:
(n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal.
(n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
(n.) The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace.
(n.) The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts.
(v. t.) To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame.
(v. t.) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
(v. t.) To mock at; to deride.
(n.) To be ashamed; to feel shame.
Example Sentences:
(1) Stray bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers to cheers and chants of: “Shame on you, we’re human too.” The Met deployed what it described as a “significant policing operation”, including drafting in thousands of extra officers to tackle expected unrest, after previous events ended in arrests and clashes with police across the centre of the capital.
(2) The Bible treats suicide in a factual way and not as wrong or shameful.
(3) However, there's been very little mention of what happened in Manchester today – shame on you.
(4) There can’t be something, someone that could fix this and chooses not to.” Years of agnosticism and an open attitude to religious beliefs thrust under the bus, acknowledging the shame that comes from sitting down with those the world forgot.
(5) Yogi Breisner, performance manager for the British eventing team, said: "It is a real shame that it has been called off, especially in an Olympic year when a lot of the riders and horses would have been on show.
(6) The irony of this type of self-manipulation is that ultimately the child, or adult, finds himself again burdened by impotence, though it is the impotence of guilt rather than that of shame.
(7) "The whole thing was stupid, Donald called him at once to discuss it, he had such a go at him, I mean, fuck, it's a shame we didn't record it, he fucked him up good, had such a proper fucking go at him."
(8) Significant differences (p less than 0.05-p less than 0.01) were found, suggesting that the Eastern mothers strongly expressed their shame, whereas the Western mothers 'felt ashamed' to express it at all.
(9) For now, the overriding feeling is helplessness, tinged with shame for the last year of passivity.
(10) He was looking down at his feet - and she realised he felt the shame, too.
(11) Frankly, it is rather a shame that he does not fall under the Treasure Act (to do so he would have to be over 300 years old and be composed of more than 10% gold or silver).
(12) I look back at those moments with shame – you look to your parents to protect you so, when it seems they are falling apart, you lash out at them because you feel vulnerable.
(13) We wanted a place where men could discuss masculine topics without facing the same public shaming outcry that happens on social media sites – feminists are quick on the trigger to try to take down anything they consider wrong … Milo Yiannopoulos lost his verified status on Twitter because of his views on masculinity.
(14) Digital culture has hardly helped, adding revenge porn, trolls and stranger-shaming to the list of uncomfortable modern obstacles.
(15) A boss on some astronomic pay packet may be held back by shame from paying his cleaners too little relative to that, but emotion will not get in the way of ruthlessness if the process all takes place behind the veil of some corporate contract.
(16) "The house itself isn't very old ... it's a great shame."
(17) This year, on the first day, I bumped into a fellow market regular who was hawking a DVD title (no longer a badge of shame).
(18) Reda Eldanbouki, director of the women’s centre for guidance and legal awareness, an Egyptian NGO based in al-Mansoura, said it was shameful for Hijazi to ask the eight presenters to only come back in front of camera once their appearance has become “appropriate”.
(19) I got a hint of the price she has paid for her ambidextrous approach to cultural identify after her last interview was published, when a shocking number of British Pakistani men got in touch to denounce her as a shameful infidel.
(20) He said similar “name and shame” legislation had run afoul of the first amendment and that the rule may be unconstitutional.