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" (104 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Noun(5 words)
andromaniaaphrodisiababbittrybad tastebiological urgebodily appetitebourgeois tastecampcampinesscarnal desireconcupiscencedesiredirteromaniaeroticismeroticomaniac
Strong matches (31)
erotismerotomaniafilthfleshly lustfuror uterinusgoatishnessgynecomaniahigh camphorninesshot bloodhot pantsimproprietyimpurityinappropriatenessindecorousnessindecorumindelicacyindiscretionineleganceinelegancy
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Noun(4 words)
Related words (52)
lustfulnessmaculacynymphomaniapassionphilistinismpolymorphous perversitypoor tastepoppop cultureprofligacypruriencepruriencyribaldrysatyriasissatyrismsexual desiresexual longingsexual passionsoilednesssulliedness
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(2 words)
obscenestvulgar behavior
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More general
14 entriesadult materialcriminal offenseethical lapseexplicit materialimmoralityimpropernessimproprietymisbehaviormisbehaviourmisdeedmoral faultpublic order offenseregulatory offensesexual content
More specific
10 entriesbroadcast indecencyerotic bookexplicit magazinefoul languageimproper attireindecent exposureindecent gestureobscene cartoonobscene displaypornographic film
Collocations
6 entriesgross indecencyindecency lawsindecency standardsmoral indecencypublic indecencysexual indecency
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample 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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