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Lascivious behavior is sexual behavior that is contrary to local moral or other standards of appropriate behavior. It is similar in meaning to "lewd", "lustful", "indecent", "lecherous", "unchaste", "licentious" or "libidinous". == Legal usage == In American legal jargon, ''lascivious'' is a semi-technical term indicating immoral sexual actions and in certain cases, words or thoughts. It is often used in the legal description of criminal acts in which some sort of sexual activity is prohibited. The legal definition of the term varies greatly across jurisdictions, and has evolved significantly over time, reflective of current moral values as they relate to sexuality. For example, in 1896, ''lascivious cohabitation'' referred to the now-archaic crime of living with a member of the opposite sex and having premarital sex with him or her.〔See e.g. ''Swearinger v. U.S.'', .〕 In 2015 the laws of three states of the USA (Florida, Michigan and Mississippi) still considered "lascivious cohabitation" as a crime.〔(Florida moves to repeal 1868 law banning 'sinful' cohabitation )〕 Today, the term is often used as one of several adjectives to describe pornography, solicitation for prostitution, and indecent acts, such as the exposure of one's genitalia in public (e.g. Indecent exposure). In American law mailing lascivious matter is prohibited thus: Every obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy or vile article, matter, thing, device, or substance ... ()s declared to be nonmailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails or delivered from any post office or by any letter carrier.〔, interpreted in ''Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day'' , 482-484.〕 "Lewd and lascivious" behavior has varying definitions across jurisdictions. Indecent exposure, for example, generally refers to the exposure of one's "private parts", which, as noted in a 1992 court case, depending on the jurisdiction, may or may not include one's buttocks, female breasts, or even pubic hair. At that time, 22 states prohibited only indecent exposure of genitalia; "only three States (Indiana, Iowa, and New Mexico), would treat as indecent the intentional exposure of the genital area or pubic hair, and these jurisdictions do so by means of legislation which is explicit in its terms. It thus appears that the term 'indecent exposure' lacks a 'commonly understood meaning', when considered with respect to parts of the body other than the genitalia." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lascivious」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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