Hicklin test
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Hicklin test
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The Hicklin test is a legal test for obscenity established by the English case R. v Hicklin (1868). At issue was the statutory interpretation of the word "obscene" in the Obscene Publications Act 1857, which authorized the destruction of obscene books. The court held that all material tending "to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences" was obscene, regardless of its artistic or literary merit.
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Legal test for obscenity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hicklin_test
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2023-07-26T02:24:46Z
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