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licentious

licentious : disregarding legal restraints esp. with regard to sexual relations [arrested as a prostitute for sexual intercourse] li·cen·tious·ly adv li·cen·tious·ness n

lewd

lewd : involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious [convicted of and lascivious assault upon a child "National Law Journal"] lewd·ly adv lewd·ness n

lawless

lawless 1 : not restrained or controlled by law 2 : illegal [a act] law·less·ly adv law·less·ness n

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law-abiding

law-abiding : abiding by or obedient to the law law-abid·ing·ness n

ground

ground 1 : the foundation or basis on which knowledge, belief, or conviction rests : a premise, reason, or collection of data upon which something (as a legal action or argument) relies for validity [sued the...

just

just [Latin justus lawful, merited, from jus right, law] : conforming to law or to the underlying principles of law: as a : conforming to reason or a standard of correctness [ sanctions cannot be excessive...

invidious

invidious : of, relating to, or being discrimination that arises from the creation of a classification that is arbitrary, irrational, or capricious and not related to a legitimate purpose in·vid·i·ous·ly adv in·vid·i·ous·ness n

intrusive

intrusive : characterized by intrusion in·tru·sive·ly adv in·tru·sive·ness n

inheritable

inheritable 1 : capable of being inherited 2 : capable of taking by inheritance in·her·i·ta·bil·i·ty [in-her-i-tə-bi-lə-tē] n in·her·it·able·ness n

heinous

heinous : enormously and shockingly evil [a crime] hei·nous·ly adv hei·nous·ness n

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