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LANDS AND GROOVES – raised and indented
portions of a firearm barrel that serve to impart a
spinning motion to the bullet. The cutting tools
used in the rifling process often produce
characteristic marks that may assist in firearm
identification.

LARCENY – theft as compared to burglary (robbery);
the crime of taking and carrying away personal
property of another, with the intent to permanently
deprive the owner of its use.

LASCIVIOUS – means wanton or lustful.

LASCIVIOUS CONDUCT – intentional touching,
either directly or through clothing, of the genitalia,
anus, groin, breast, inner thigh or buttocks or the
introduction of any object into the genitalia, anus
or mouth, of any person, whether of the same or
opposite sex, with an intent to abuse, humiliate,
harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual
desire of any person.

LASCIVIOUSNESS – in Art 336, RPC comprises all
acts of lasciviousness performed upon a person of
either sex, short of lying with a woman and
anything leading up to it, independently of the
intention of the wrongdoer.

LASER ILLUMINATION – a method of developing
latent prints in which lasers are used to illuminate
a crime scene, causing otherwise-undetectable
fingerprints to fluoresce when viewed through a
special lens.

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