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disorderly conduct

disorderly conduct : conduct that is likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency ;also : the petty offense of engaging in disorderly conduct compare breach of the peace NOTE: The term disorderly conduct is used in statutes to identify various acts against the public peace. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, the blocking of public ways, and the making of threats. A statute must identify acts that constitute disorderly conduct with sufficient clarity in order to avoid being held unconstitutional because of vagueness. ...

Ithyphallic

Lustful lewd salacious indecent obscene...

matter

matter 1 : a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a : a legal case, dispute, or issue [a within the court's jurisdiction] often used in titles of legal proceedings [ of Doe] see also in re b : one or more facts, claims, or rights examined, disputed, asserted, proven, or determined by legal process matter in controversy 1 : matter called also matter in dispute 2 : the monetary amount involved in a case matter in issue : a matter that is in dispute as part or all of a legal issue matter of fact : a matter primarily involving proof or evidence rather than a question of law matter of form : a matter concerning form or details often of a relatively inessential nature rather than substance [a petition invalid because of a matter of form] matter of law : a matter involving or consisting of the application of law [entitled to judgment as a matter of law "National Law Journal"] matter of record : a matter (as a fact) entered on the record of a court or other o...

lascivious

lascivious : reflecting or producing sexual desire or behavior esp. that is considered indecent or obscene [lewd and behavior] ...

pornography

pornography : material that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement NOTE: Pornographic material is protected expression unless it is determined to be obscene. However, child pornography is illegal under federal and state laws prohibiting the depiction of minors in sexual acts. por·nog·ra·pher [pȯr-nÄ -grə-fər] n por·no·graph·ic [pȯr-nə-gra-fik] adj por·no·graph·i·cal·ly adv ...

speech

speech : words or conduct used to communicate or express a thought : expression see also commercial speech, freedom of speech, free speech, obscene, symbolic speech Amendment I to the Constitution in the back matter ...

Filthy

Defiled with filth whether material or moral nasty dirty polluted foul impure obscene...

Foul mouthed

Using language scurrilous opprobrious obscene or profane abusive as noisy foul mouthed women all shouting at once...

Foul spoken

Using profane scurrilous slanderous or obscene language same as foul mouthed...

scienter

scienter [Latin, knowingly, from scient- sciens, present participle of scire to know] 1 : knowledge of the nature of one's act or omission or of the nature of something in one's possession that is often a necessary element of an offense [the element constitutionally required for an obscenity statute "Wall Dist. v. Newport News, 323 S.E.2d 75 (1984)"] ;also : intent to engage in particular esp. criminal conduct [a few environmental statutes…do away altogether with the need to prove …requiring no proof of criminal intent whatsoever "R. J. Kafin et al."] 2 : a mental state in fraud (as securities fraud) that is characterized by an intent to deceive, manipulate, or defraud ...

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