noun
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)
彼は公然わいせつの疑いで逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of public indecency.
公然わいせつ罪は刑法第174条に規定されている。
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.
Compound of 公然 (openly, publicly) and わいせつ (obscenity, indecency).