debauchery

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Furthermore, plenty of noncriminal behaviors aren't exactly virtuous -- debauchery, adultery, gambling -- but since they're not illegal, we don't disenfranchise drunks, Lotharios, and high rollers.

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  1. noun Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation.
  2. noun Orgies.
  3. noun Archaic Seduction from morality, allegiance, or duty.

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  • Based on Meg's decision that it is Stanley's birthday (it isn't), the mobsters throw him a party that includes drinking, verbal interrogation games, dancing (by a drunken Meg), debauchery, a game of Blind Man's Bluff, and madness. —  An Angry White Guy in Chicago
  • In an atmosphere where debauchery is the norm, party patrol officers canvas student neighborhoods, investigating complaints around campus for pedestrians to slap with citations for open alcohol or disorderly conduct. —  The Michigan Daily
  • Rather, it traded in a kind of sarcasm, debauchery, and raucous laughter that only those under 30 are crazy enough to still engage in regularly. —  All articles at Blogcritics
  • He spends the night in frolics and debauchery, and leads off his companions with the familiar song, "we won't go home till morning." —  Business Opportunities Weblog
  • Furthermore, plenty of noncriminal behaviors aren't exactly virtuous -- debauchery, adultery, gambling -- but since they're not illegal, we don't disenfranchise drunks, Lotharios, and high rollers. —  decorabilia
 

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