prurient interest — n. An excessive interest in sex, nudity, wanton behavior, lasciviousness, etc. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
prurient — [[t]prʊ͟əriənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe someone as prurient, you mean that they show too much interest in sexual matters. [FORMAL] We read the gossip written about them with prurient interest. Syn: salacious … English dictionary
interest — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent, accrued dividends, accumulated dividends, acquisitiveness, activities, activity, advantage, advocacy, aegis, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agacerie,… … Moby Thesaurus
prurient — pru·ri·ent / pru̇r ē ənt/ adj: marked by or arousing an unwholesome sexual interest or desire pru·ri·ent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prurient … Law dictionary
prurient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters. DERIVATIVES prurience noun pruriency noun pruriently adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «having a craving»: from Latin prurire itch, long, be wanton … English terms dictionary
prurient — adjective Etymology: Latin prurient , pruriens, present participle of prurire to itch, crave; akin to Latin pruna glowing coal, Sanskrit ploṣati he singes, and probably to Latin pruina hoarfrost more at freeze Date: 1592 marked by or arousing an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prurient — pru|ri|ent [ˈpruəriənt US ˈprur ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of prurire to itch, have desire ] having or showing too much interest in sex used to show disapproval ▪ prurient interests >pruriently adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prurient — [ prʊərɪənt] adjective having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters. Derivatives prurience noun pruriency noun pruriently adverb Origin C16 (in the sense having a craving ): from L. prurient , prurire itch, long, be wanton … English new terms dictionary
American Civil Liberties Union v. Ashcroft (2002) — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=ACLU v. Ashcroft ArgueDate=November 28 ArgueYear=2001 DecideDate=May 13 DecideYear=2002 FullName=John Ashcroft, Attorney General v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al. USVol=535 USPage=564 Citation=122 S. Ct.… … Wikipedia
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