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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Late Latin ''lasciviosus'', from [[Latin]] ''lascivia'' wantonness, from ''lascivus'' wanton — more at [[lust]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Late Latin ''lasciviosus'', from [[Latin]] ''lascivia'' wantonness, from ''lascivus'' wanton — more at [[lust]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1:a. Inclined to [[lust]], lewd, wanton.

*1:a. Inclined to [[lust]], lewd, wanton.

:b. Inciting to [[lust]] or wantonness. Also in milder sense, voluptuous, [[luxurious]].

:b. Inciting to [[lust]] or wantonness. Also in milder sense, voluptuous, [[luxurious]].

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_law American legal jargon], '''lascivious''' is a semi-technical term indicating immoral [[sexual]] [[thoughts]] or [[actions]]. It is often used in the legal description of [[criminal]] acts in which some sort of sexual activity is [[prohibited]] to differentiate that activity from "[[innocent]]" conduct. It is often used as one of several adjectives to describe [[pornography]] as compared to non-pornographic depictions of [[sex]] or sexual [[themes]].

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_law American legal jargon], '''lascivious''' is a semi-technical term indicating immoral [[sexual]] [[thoughts]] or [[actions]]. It is often used in the legal description of [[criminal]] acts in which some sort of sexual activity is [[prohibited]] to differentiate that activity from "[[innocent]]" conduct. It is often used as one of several adjectives to describe [[pornography]] as compared to non-pornographic depictions of [[sex]] or sexual [[themes]].

In American legal jargon mailing lascivious matter is prohibited thus:

In American legal jargon mailing lascivious matter is prohibited thus:

Lascivious is not limited to [[pornography]], however. For example, lascivious cohabitation refers to a mostly archaic [[crime]] of living with a member of the opposite sex, and having [[sexual intercourse]] with him or her without first entering a [[legal]] or religious [[marriage]]. The legal term "Lewd & Lascivious" is connected to a crime which occurs when an adult has sexual contact with an underage child. Most [[definitions]] of this crime are defined as Lewd & Lascivious acts with a child under the age of 18, though the extent of this crime covers forcible [[rape]] and penetration with foreign objects. The California Penal Code Section is 288. [[Research]] will show that after an initial annoyance or molest the [[crime]] that follows is the more serious act of "lewd & lascivious acts", sexual [[abuse]].

Lascivious is not limited to [[pornography]], however. For example, lascivious cohabitation refers to a mostly archaic [[crime]] of living with a member of the opposite sex, and having [[sexual intercourse]] with him or her without first entering a [[legal]] or religious [[marriage]]. The legal term "Lewd & Lascivious" is connected to a crime which occurs when an adult has sexual contact with an underage child. Most [[definitions]] of this crime are defined as Lewd & Lascivious acts with a child under the age of 18, though the extent of this crime covers forcible [[rape]] and penetration with foreign objects. The California Penal Code Section is 288. [[Research]] will show that after an initial annoyance or molest the [[crime]] that follows is the more serious act of "lewd & lascivious acts", sexual [[abuse]].

 

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]