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Licentiousness

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

The doing what one pleases, without regard to the rights of others. It differs from liberty In this, that the latter Is restrained by natural or positive law, and consists In doing whatever we please not Inconsistent with the rights ot others, whereas the former does not respect those rights.

Wolff, Inst. 9 84. Lewdness. Holton v. State, 28 Fla. 303, 9 South. 716.

See Lewdness; Lasciviousness. LICET (I^t.). It is lawful; not forbidden by law., Id omne Uoitum est quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permitf ente, fit, pcenam non meretur. Licere dicimus quod legibus, moribus, ins Ututisque conceditur. Clc. Philip.

13. Although.

Calvinus, Lex. An averment tl\at, “although such a thing is done or not done,” is not implicative of the doing or not doing, but a direct averment of it.

Plowd. 127.

LICET S^PIUS REQUISITUS (although often requested). In Pleading. A formal allegation in a declaration that the defendant has been often requested to perform the acts the non-performance of which is complained of. It Is usually alleged in the declaration that the defendant, licet scpp Uis requisitus, etc., did not perform the contract the violation of quest is not parcel of the contract. Indeed, in such cases it is unnecessary even to lay a general request; for the bringing of the suit is itself a sufficient request; 1 Saund. 33, n.

2; 2 id. 118, note 3; 2 H. Bla. 131; Leffingwell & Pierpoint v. White, 1 Johns. Gas. (N. Y.) 99, 1 Am. Dec. 97; Ernst v. Bartle, 1 Johns. Gas. (N. T.) 319; 3 M. & S. 160.

See Demand.

See Demand.