A term of loose and indefinite meaning (except as occasionally defined in statutes), but signifying generally any behavior that is contrary to law , and more particularly such as tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize the community, or shock the public sense of morality. People v. Keeper of State Reformatory , 176 N. Y. 4(55, 68 N. E. 884; People v. Davis, 80 App. Div. 448, SO N. Y.Supp. 872; Citv of Mt. Sterling v. Holley. 108 Ky. 621, 57 S. W. 401; Pratt v. Brown, 80 Tex. 608, 10 S. W. 443; Kahn v. Macon, 05 Ga. 410. 22 S. E. 041; People v. Miller, 38 Ilun, 82: Tyrrell v. Jersey City, 25 N. J. Law. 530.
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