indiscretions

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Though I acquit her of all blame for your indiscretions--" (There, Violet, I hope you are much obliged to him!)

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  1. noun Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
  2. noun An indiscreet act or remark.

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  • I had overlooked her indiscretions, as she had for a while overlooked my mistress and true love -- my writing. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 01 - July 2003
  • The media will have more license to investigate rumors of personal indiscretions, and politicians will be more defensive. —  Breaking News: CBS News
  • Regardless of your New Year's party indiscretions, the possibilities are still endless for 2009. —  Gawker
  • They are kicking themselves for their own indiscretions, and in their efforts to rectify their own erroneous ways they are now trying to set a very dangerous precedent. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • What's different about this case with the banks, however, is that their indiscretions were inexorably linked with each other, and it was inevitable that at least one more institution was going to fall in the public's radar eventually. —  jlpagano.net
 

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