indecent exposure
Illegal public nakedness
Indecent exposure is the crime of intentionally displaying one's genitals in public.
The offense typically requires that the exposure be willful and occur where others might reasonably be offended: He was arrested for indecent exposure after urinating in the park.
Laws vary by jurisdiction in what body parts and circumstances qualify.
Crude sexual indecency
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- exhibitionismUrge to expose oneself
- sex offenderOne convicted of sexual crimes
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
felony · arrest · prosecution · conviction · penal code · defendant · sentencing · criminal record
Running naked publicly
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- spectacleVisually striking event
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- disturbanceDisruption of order
witness · bystander · public park · beach · street · subway · crowd · police
Indecent word or act
- immodestyAbsence of restraint or humility
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- nudityAbsence of clothing
- shamefulCausing or meriting disgrace
scandalous · inappropriate · offensive · vulgarity · social norms · moral code · boundaries
lewdness
Crude sexual indecency
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- exhibitionismUrge to expose oneself
- sex offenderOne convicted of sexual crimes
misdemeanor · felony · arrest · prosecution · conviction · penal code · defendant · sentencing · criminal record · court
streaking
Running naked publicly
disturbance · witness · bystander · public park · beach · street · subway · crowd · police · complaint
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- immodestyAbsence of restraint or humility
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- nudityAbsence of clothing
shameful · scandalous · inappropriate · offensive · vulgarity · social norms · moral code · boundaries
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
embarrassment · alarm · horror · revulsion · disbelief · trauma · distress · discomfort · complaint · victim
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- vice lawssodomy laws, obscenity laws, blue laws, adultery laws, modesty laws
- exposureoverexposure, underexposure, aperture, ISO, shutter speed
indecent exposuremodesty
Absence of vanity
full coverage · covering up · concealment · proper attire · bundled up
indecent exposurepublic decency
Acceptable behavior in shared spaces
propriety · decorum · decency · respectability · good manners
decent, exposure, decency, indecent, decently, indecency, indecorous, indecencies