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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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Norman Riemer, 54, was arrested on April 30 and is facing five counts of lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim under the age of 12.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The coach is accused of killing him during a lewd act on March 28, and the seventh-grader’s body was found in Ventura County in early April.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The suspect has separately also been charged with a felony count of assault with intent to commit a lewd act against a 16-year-old boy, Hochman said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The coach is accused of killing him during a lewd act on March 28, and the seventh-grader’s body was found in Ventura County in early April.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
The suspect has separately also been charged with a felony count of assault with intent to commit a lewd act against a 16-year-old boy, Hochman said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 28 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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