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pornography

pornography, n. Material (such as writings, photographs, or movies) depicting sexual activity or erotic behavior in a way that is designed to arouse sexual excitement. • Pornography is protected speech under the First Amendment unless it is determined to be legally obscene. See OBSCENITY. [Cases: Obscenity 5. C.J.S. Obscenity §§ 5–13.] — pornographic, adj. child

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obscene

obscene, adj. Extremely offensive under contemporary community standards of morality and decency; grossly repugnant to the generally accepted notions of what is appropriate. • Under the Supreme Court’s three-part test, material is legally obscene — and therefore not protected under the First Amendment — if, taken as a whole, the material (1) appeals to the

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quorum

quorum, n. Parliamentary law. The minimum number of members (usu. a majority of all the members) who must be present for a deliberative assembly to legally transact business. Pl. quorums.[Cases: Courts 101. C.J.S. Courts § 137.] constituency-based quorum. See interest-based quorum. disappearing quorum. A quorum whose presence may be more presumptive than actual. See presumption

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