"rules of decency" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used to describe societal expectations or behavioral guidelines related to polite or appropriate behavior. Example: It is important for candidates running for public office to adhere to the rules of decency when speaking in public.
Of course swearing would be fruitless were there not unspoken rules of decency and acceptability in everyday life.
We are not only breaking all the common rules of decency, we've breached our obligations under the refugee convention.
Sitting pretty Vultures and hyenas ReprintsSamuel Kimeu of Transparency International, a Berlin-based anti-corruption monitor, accused Kenya's MPs of "disregarding all rules of decency".
To really rattle Webloyalty, sites like Movietickets.com would have to ditch it or require it to abide by some common-sense rules of decency.
Asking the same question even two times … is considered to be a crude violation of the protocol and the rules of decency," wrote Aleksandr Minkin, a veteran Russian reporter.
But it can also be a place where the basic rules of decency are suspended and pettiness and negativity thrive," Cook said.
The hero rebels and, in the end, the people gather together to fight their oppressors, overthrow the aliens and return the country to the rule of decency and justice.
The point that many of us attempt to make to young people on a daily basis — one that is contradicted almost daily — is that wealth and power, or one's ability to run and jump, should not put individuals above the rule of decency, if not law.
What he dislikes is the arrogance that makes "toffs" or intellectuals believe they are not subject to the normal rules of human decency.
While I do not share the political or social views of these people, I do respect their rights of free speech, but with free speech comes the obligation to observe rules of common decency.
Jean's betrayal of her for Julie may be odious, but it will not distract her from a steady, skeptical determination to observe the rules of civil decency even if they are indefensible.
