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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
He was arrested in 2003 and convicted on multiple counts of child molestation the following year, pleading no contest to a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
David also received one count of a lewd act on a child under 14.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Around the same time of Peck’s arrest, Los Angeles police arrested Jason Handy, a production assistant on The Amanda Show and All That, for a lewd act on a child.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16 as well as a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The actress claims that Cohen humiliated her and asked her to commit a lewd act on the set of the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, in which Fisher also starred.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Peck was arrested in August 2003 and convicted in 2004 on charges of lewd acts with a child that stemmed from a 2001 incident.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Bell revealed himself as Peck’s victim on the series; Peck was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor and sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence in 2004.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
David also received one count of a lewd act on a child under 14.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Around the same time of Peck’s arrest, Los Angeles police arrested Jason Handy, a production assistant on The Amanda Show and All That, for a lewd act on a child.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16 as well as a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The actress claims that Cohen humiliated her and asked her to commit a lewd act on the set of the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, in which Fisher also starred.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Peck was arrested in August 2003 and convicted in 2004 on charges of lewd acts with a child that stemmed from a 2001 incident.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Bell revealed himself as Peck’s victim on the series; Peck was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor and sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence in 2004.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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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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