Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Lewdness

Gross, wanton, and public indecency that is outlawed by many state statutes; a sexual act that the actor knows will likely be observed by someone who will be affronted or alarmed by it. Model Penal Code § 251.1 (1997). Cf. INDECENT EXPOSURE; OBSCENITY. lex (leks), n. [Latin "law"] 1. Law, esp. statutory law. 2. Positive law, as opposed to natural law. ( Strictly speaking, lex is a statute, whereas jus is law in general (as well as a right). 3. A system or body of laws, written or unwritten, that are peculiar to a jurisdiction or to a field of human activity. 4. A collection of uncodified laws within a jurisdiction. 5. LEX PUBLICA. 6. LEX PRIVATA. 7. Civil law. A legislative bill. Pl. leges (lee ;jeez). Cf. Jus.