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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
Examples of lewd in a Sentence
He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.
bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park
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The sentence was part of the deal Jacqueline Ma, 36, struck in pleading guilty Feb. 5 to two counts of forcible lewd acts with a child under age 14 and also admitting to a lewd act with a child under age 14.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
While the minor’s age was redacted in documents, she was arrested and charged with seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious behavior, specifically lewd or lascivious battery of a victim aged 12 to 16, according to jail records viewed by PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 May 2025
Ortega, meanwhile, has been charged with seven felonies — one count of animal cruelty, two counts of lewd acts with a child using force and fear, three counts of lewd acts on a child and one count of possession of child pornography, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Aquino is also charged with assault with intent to commit a lewd act on a 16-year-old boy in a separate case.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
While the minor’s age was redacted in documents, she was arrested and charged with seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious behavior, specifically lewd or lascivious battery of a victim aged 12 to 16, according to jail records viewed by PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 May 2025
Ortega, meanwhile, has been charged with seven felonies — one count of animal cruelty, two counts of lewd acts with a child using force and fear, three counts of lewd acts on a child and one count of possession of child pornography, according to court records.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Aquino is also charged with assault with intent to commit a lewd act on a 16-year-old boy in a separate case.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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lewd
adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious
convicted of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child—National Law Journal
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lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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