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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: