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prurient : marked by or arousing an unwholesome sexual interest or desire pru·ri·ent·ly adv ...
obscene
obscene [Middle French, from Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd] : extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also Roth v. United States in the Important Cases section NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that obscene applies to materials that appeal predominantly to a prurient interest in sexual conduct, depict or describe sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Material or expression deemed obscene by the court is not protected by the free speech guarantee of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ...
pander
pander : to sell or distribute by pandering [had no protected right to prurient materials "Dunigan Enterprises v. DA for the Northern District, 415 N.E.2d 251 (1981)"] vi : to engage in pandering [counts included…conspiracy to and receive the earnings of a prostitute "State v. Tocco, 750 P.2d 874 (1988)"] n [Middle English Pandare, character who procured for Troilus the love of Cressida in Troilus and Creseyde, poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1342-1400)] : one who engages in pandering : panderer ...
Prurience
The quality or state of being prurient...
Prurient
Uneasy with desire itching especially having a lascivious curiosity or propensity lustful...
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