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indecent exposure [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

The display of a nude body and/or genitalia to another person.

OBS

In order to avoid confusion with respect to terms ... such as "indecent acts" and "exhibitionism", the term "exposure" was used in the Report of the Committee on the Sexual Offences against Children and Youths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
OBS

Pour éviter de confondre le sens des termes [...] «action indécente» et «exhibitionnisme», l'expression «outrage à la pudeur» a été employée dans le Rapport du Comité sur les infractions sexuelles à l'égard des enfants et des jeunes pour décrire le fait d'exposer son corps ou ses organes génitaux devant une autre personne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
DEF

Delito cometido por la persona que públicamente realiza una exhibición corporal o gesto contrario a la decencia.

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