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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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Flickinger eventually lost his chiropractic license in Pennsylvania and moved to Florida, where he was convicted of lewd and lascivious acts against a child in 1992.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Justin Dean Evans pleaded guilty last Tuesday to three felony counts of forcible lewd acts on a child.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Detectives with the sheriff’s Child Abuse Bureau led the investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for Rutherford on one count of oral copulation on a victim 10 years old or younger and three counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Justin Dean Evans pleaded guilty last Tuesday to three felony counts of forcible lewd acts on a child.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Detectives with the sheriff’s Child Abuse Bureau led the investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for Rutherford on one count of oral copulation on a victim 10 years old or younger and three counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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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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