propriety; right or wrong; justice
Formal noun used to discuss whether something is appropriate, just, or correct. Often appears in contexts of judgment, evaluation, or debate.
Debate continues over the propriety of that policy.
The court judges the rightness or wrongness of the act.
Compound of 当 (appropriate, right) and 否 (wrong, not). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in formal written Japanese to discuss moral or legal correctness.