If a women walks on a public street exposing her lower body, it's public indecency. If she walks while exposing her upper body, then it's a violation of article 20(1) of the minor offenses act.
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Indecency
//ɪnˈdiːsənsi//
Synonyms for "indecency" (100 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 14 languages.
Belarusian
3 entries- бессаро́мнасьць noun (lack of decency)
- непрысто́йнасьць noun (lack of decency)
- непрысто́йнасьць noun (something showing lack of decency)
Bulgarian
1 entries- непристойност noun (lack of decency)
Catalan
2 entries- indecència noun (lack of decency)
- indecència noun (something showing lack of decency)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不得體 /不得体 noun (lack of decency)
- 不雅 noun (lack of decency)
- 不雅之事 noun (something showing lack of decency)
- 猥褻 /猥亵 noun (lack of decency)
Finnish
4 entries- räävittömyys noun (lack of decency)
- räävittömyys noun (something showing lack of decency)
- siveettömyys noun (lack of decency)
- siveettömyys noun (something showing lack of decency)
French
1 entries- indécence noun (lack of decency)
German
4 entries- Anstößigkeit noun (lack of decency)
- Anstößigkeit noun (something showing lack of decency)
- Unanständigkeit noun (lack of decency)
- Unanständigkeit noun (something showing lack of decency)
Italian
1 entries- indecenza noun (lack of decency)
Latin
1 entries- indecēntia noun (lack of decency)
Middle English
1 entries- dishoneste noun (lack of decency)
Polish
1 entries- nieprzyzwoitość noun (lack of decency)
Portuguese
2 entries- indecência noun (lack of decency)
- indecência noun (something showing lack of decency)
Turkish
2 entries- ahlaksızlık noun (lack of decency)
- açık saçıklık noun (lack of decency)
Volapük
1 entries- nepued noun (lack of decency)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom was arrested for public indecency.
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The government decided to ban the book on grounds of indecency.
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"So I said to the judge, 'Your mama is guilty of public indecency!'" "No you didn't."
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