pornography
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Definition of pornography
1 : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
2 : material (such as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement
3 : the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction the pornography of violence
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As Simon explained the series to Variety last year: It's roughly based on the story of the actual people who were there, some of the people that were the pioneers when pornography came out of the brown paper bag and became an open industry. — Matt Miller, Esquire, "Here's Your First Look at James Franco in David Simon's New HBO Porn Drama," 31 May 2017 No sense in pretending this isn’t an issue; few things generate as much traffic online as pornography. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "You surf internet porn. Fine. But do you know how to avoid the hackers?," 8 May 2017 A new challenge looms for Apple Inc. in China after internet regulators warned three video-app companies to do a better job of screening out pornography—an eye-popping task, as is evident here in the offices of the popular Huajiao streaming service. — Eva Dou, WSJ, "Porn in Video Streams? China Presses Apple to Monitor Content," 20 Apr. 2017 The lengthy list includes alcohol, tobacco, pork products and media or entertainment considered immoral, such as pornography. — Tom Verde, New York Times, "Retirement Savings, the Muslim Way," 30 June 2017 He was arrested following execution of the warrant and charged with one count of possession of child pornography. — Staff Report, The Aegis, "Harford man charged with possession of child pornography," 27 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pornography.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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pornography
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English Language Learners Definition of pornography
: movies, pictures, magazines, etc., that show or describe naked people or sex in a very open and direct way in order to cause sexual excitement
See the full definition for pornography in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Legal Definition of pornography
: material that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement
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Pornographic material is protected expression unless it is determined to be obscene. However, child pornography is illegal under federal and state laws prohibiting the depiction of minors in sexual acts.
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