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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lewd or lascivious behav-Vjr practised without disguise, secrecy, or concealment. The adjective relates to the quality of the act, not to the place nor to the number of spectators.

State v. Juneau, 88 Wis. 180, 59 N. W. 580, 24 In In A. 857, 43 Am. St. Rep. 877; State v. Millard, 18 Vt. 574, 46 Am. Dec. 170; Comm. v. Wardell, l28 Mass. 52, 35 Am. Rep. 357.