debauchery

debauchery
An excessive indulgence of the body; licentiousness; drunkenness; corruption of innocence; taking up vicious habits; sometimes defined as sexual immorality, where appearing in a statute. Athanasaw v United States, 227 US 326, 57 L Ed 528.

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  • Debauchery — De*bauch er*y, n.; pl. {Debaucheries}. 1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance. [1913 Webster] The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive indulgence …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • debauchery — (n.) 1640s, from DEBAUCH (Cf. debauch) + ERY (Cf. ery). With a variety of spellings in 17c., e.g. debaush , deboich , debosh …   Etymology dictionary

  • debauchery — [n] immoral self indulgence bender*, binge, blowout*, burning candle at both ends*, bust, carousal, depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness, drunk*, excess, fast living*, fornication, gluttony, incontinence, indulgence, intemperance, intimacy, la… …   New thesaurus

  • debauchery — ► NOUN ▪ excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures …   English terms dictionary

  • debauchery — [dē bôch′ər ē, dibôch′ər ē] n. pl. debaucheries 1. extreme indulgence of one s appetites, esp. for sensual pleasure; dissipation 2. [pl.] orgies 3. Archaic a leading astray morally …   English World dictionary

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