Collocations withdecency
These are words often used in combination withdecency.
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basic decency
Basic decency says that animals should be treated acceptably.
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common decency
The closest equivalent is probably 'common decency'.
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human decency
Treat hired labor with respect and human decency, as the valuable resource that it is (this also reduces worker turnover).
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public decency
The coroner claimed the right to exclude outsiders in the interests of criminal justice, family privacy or public decency.
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sense of decency
It is exemplary not just for the customary academic merits of meticulous research and theoretical acumen, but also for its humanity, for its wonderful sense of decency and detail.
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standard of decency
Is it because it is a standard of decency and comfort, or for what other reason are you asking for if?
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