わいせつ罪ざい

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Meanings

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indecency (crime); obscenity (crime)

Legal term for the crime of indecency or obscenity, often used in the context of public indecency or distribution of obscene materials.

He was arrested for indecency.

わいせつ罪ざいは刑けい法ほうで規き定ていされている。

The crime of indecency is stipulated in the Penal Code.

わいせつ
わいせつ is the adjective meaning 'indecent' or 'obscene', while わいせつ罪 specifically refers to the criminal offense.
公こう然ぜんわいせつ罪ざい
公然わいせつ罪 is the specific crime of public indecency, a subset of わいせつ罪.

わいせつ罪ざい
Standard modern spelling using the kana for わいせつ and the kanji 罪.
猥わい褻せつ罪ざい
Kanji spelling using 猥褻; still seen in legal contexts but less common in everyday writing.

Compound of わいせつ (indecent, obscene) and 罪 (crime). The reading わいせつ is of uncertain origin, possibly from Chinese 猥褻 (wěixiè).