Definition for LI-CEN'TIOUS-NESS

LI-CEN'TIOUS-NESS, n.

Excessive indulgence of liberty; contempt of the just restraints of law, morality and decorum. The licentiousness of authors is justly condemned; the licentiousness of the press is punishable by law. Law is the god of wise men; licentiousness is the god of fools. – Plato.

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