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Patently offensive — is a term that has been used in Supreme Court of the United States jurisprudence on obscenity law and the First Amendment.The phrase patently offensive first appeared in Roth v. United States , referring to any obscene acts or materials that are… … Wikipedia
offensive — of·fen·sive /ə fen siv/ adj 1: of, relating to, or designed for attack offensive weapons 2: causing displeasure or resentment; esp: contrary to a particular or prevailing sense of what is decent, proper, or moral depicted sexual acts in a… … Law dictionary
offensive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ all out, full scale, large scale, major, massive ▪ In 1941, Hitler launched an all out offensive against the Soviet Union. ▪ military … Collocations dictionary
patently — adv. Patently is used with these adjectives: ↑absurd, ↑false, ↑incorrect, ↑obvious, ↑offensive, ↑ridiculous, ↑unfair … Collocations dictionary
Public order crime case law in the United States — In criminology, public order crime case law in the United States is essential to understanding how the courts interpret the policy of laws where the moral and social order of the state appears to be threatened by clearly identified… … Wikipedia
Obscenity — Part of a series on Censorship By media … Wikipedia
obscene — ob·scene /äb sēn/ adj [Middle French, from Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd]: extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also roth v. united states in the important cases section… … Law dictionary
Legal status of Internet pornography — Due to the international nature of the Internet, Internet pornography carries with it special issues with regard to the law. There is no one set of laws that apply to the distribution, purchase, or possession of Internet pornography. Only the… … Wikipedia
Miller v. California — Davis v. California Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 18–19, 1972 Reargued November … Wikipedia
Communications Decency Act — The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the first notable attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the Internet. In 1997, in the landmark cyberlaw case of Reno v. ACLU, the United States Supreme Court… … Wikipedia