indecent exposure

American  

noun

Law.

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

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indecent exposure British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of indecent exposure

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

In the legislative process, HB 1994 was modified to exclude violent crimes, but according to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office it would still apply to harassment, criminal trespass, and indecent exposure, among many others.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Readers can find in the Washington Free Beacon the insulter’s unintended proof that there is indecent exposure of the mind as well as the body.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

Following a recent review into how he became a police officer, the Met Police said it would re-evaluate its approach to indecent exposure.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2021

On Friday, the Metropolitan Police faced even greater scrutiny after the police watchdog announced that it was investigating whether two officers had “responded appropriately” to the allegation of indecent exposure against him.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2021

Would it ever be possible, she wondered, to resume the island life after such an indecent exposure of what simmered deep in Mrs. Maclaughlin’s heart?

From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen