LICENTIOUS in a Sentence

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He had learned from a young licentiate in law, an habitual frequenter of the courts, that Thenardier was in close confinement.

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 Meanings and Examples of LICENTIOUS
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licentious
 a.  amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
Classic Sentence:
1  He had also a wish to establish himself in the good graces of the lady; for John was at least as licentious in his pleasures as profligate in his ambition.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  It was a peculiar combination of old-maidishness and licentiousness that made Cutter seem so despicable.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XI
3  Bossuet will take a little turn in the court and talk with the young law licentiates.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—ENJOLRAS AND HIS LIEUTENANTS
4  He had learned from a young licentiate in law, an habitual frequenter of the courts, that Thenardier was in close confinement.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE LARK'S MEADOW
Example Sentence:
1  Unscrupulously seducing the daughter of his host, Don Juan felt no qualms about the immorality of his licentious behavior.