Prurient interest defines sexualized content that appeals to lust and informs obscenity classification under Indian law. Prurient denotes an excessive interest in sexual matters and describes persons or material that arouse sexual desire. Dictionaries and usage characterise prurient as inordinately interested in sex or lascivious; prurient material-lascivious, salacious, or voyeuristic-is treated as prurient and may be classified as obscene, serving as a criterion to distinguish innocuous sexual reference from content that improperly appeals to sexual desire.
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Prurient interest defines sexualized content that appeals to lust and informs obscenity classification under Indian law.
Prurient denotes an excessive interest in sexual matters and describes persons or material that arouse sexual desire. Dictionaries and usage characterise prurient as inordinately interested in sex or lascivious; prurient material-lascivious, salacious, or voyeuristic-is treated as prurient and may be classified as obscene, serving as a criterion to distinguish innocuous sexual reference from content that improperly appeals to sexual desire.
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