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indecent exposure

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noun Law.

the intentional exposure of one's body's privates in a manner that gives offense against accepted or prescribed behavior.

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RELATED WORDS

exhibitionism, flashing

Nearby words

  1. indebted,
  2. indebtedness,
  3. indecency,
  4. indecent,
  5. indecent assault,
  6. indeciduate,
  7. indeciduous,
  8. indecipherable,
  9. indecision,
  10. indecisive

Origin of indecent exposure

First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for indecent exposure

indecent exposure

noun

the offence of indecently exposing parts of one's body in public, esp the genitals
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