public indecency; indecent exposure
Legal term for acts of indecency committed in a public place. Often used in the context of criminal charges (公然わいせつ罪).
See also: 公然わいせつ罪 (こうぜんわいせつざい)
He was arrested on suspicion of public indecency.
The crime of public indecency is stipulated in Article 174 of the Penal Code.
The specific criminal charge of public indecency; 公然わいせつ refers to the act itself.
Standard modern spelling using the simplified form わいせつ.
Traditional kanji spelling; still seen in legal contexts but less common in everyday writing.
Compound of 公然 (openly, publicly) and わいせつ (obscenity, indecency).