indecent exposure

noun

Law.

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

indecent exposure

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of indecent exposure¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

He was convicted of indecent exposure in November 2024, relating to an incident in March of that year.

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The Algerian national was convicted of indecent exposure in November 2024, relating to an incident in March of that year.

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Court records reveal that the 24-year-old has been accused of 11 offences since September 2023 - his conviction and sentence for an indecent exposure, committed in March 2024, being one of them.

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Law enforcement determined there wasn’t indecent exposure since the dolls’ bodies lacked certain parts, but organizers put shirts on them for good measure.

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The men may have been found guilty of anything from indecent exposure to viewing abusive images online to contact offences involving children.

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