indecent exposure

noun

: intentional exposure of part of one's body (such as the genitals) in a place or under circumstances in which such exposure is likely to be an offense against the generally accepted standards of decency

Examples of indecent exposure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Five years earlier, in 2019, Trepanier was convicted of stalking and indecent exposure stemming from two incidents on one day in August 2018 in White Bear Lake and Vadnais Heights. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026

John Andrew Spillman, 33, a member of the United States Secret Service’s uniformed division, was arrested around midnight Monday and charged with indecent exposure, according to an arrest affidavit from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, as reported by NBC News, The New York Times and The Guardian. —Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

He has also been cited multiple times for indecent exposure and trespassing. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

In three other separate cases, Alexander faces in total six counts of indecent exposure. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for indecent exposure

• closure
• crozier
• hosier
• mosher
• composure
• cynosure
• disclosure
• enclosure
• foreclosure
• inclosure
• nondisclosure
• postexposure

Medical Definition

indecent exposure

noun

: intentional exposure of part of one's body (as the genitalia) in a place where such exposure is likely to be an offense against the generally accepted standards of decency in a community

Legal Definition

indecent exposure

noun

in·​de·​cent exposure

: the exposing of one's private body parts (as the genitals) either recklessly or intentionally and under circumstances likely to cause offense or affront

Note: Indecent exposure is generally classified as a misdemeanor.