lewdness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lewdness
Example Sentences
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When school staff alerted the cops of the human feces they had been finding, they set up surveillance and were able to catch Tramaglini, who they charged with lewdness, littering, and defecating in public.
From Golf Digest ● May 3, 2018
It is certainly true that McEnroe and Connors, along with Ilie Nastase, set standards for lewdness and irascibility that no one since has come close to equaling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
Afghan Star, a version of Pop Idol, is the most popular show on television in Afghanistan, but it's been condemned by the Taliban for its "lewdness" and "immorality".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2016
He has pleaded not guilty to 17 felonies, also including lewdness and conspiracy to destroy evidence.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2016
According to his favourite companion the Prince was very "lewd," and yet Shakespeare never shows us his lewdness in action; does not "moralize" it as Jaques or Hamlet would have been tempted to do.
From The Man Shakespeare by Frank Harris
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