Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, provocation of public nuisance (or vexation).

Noun

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Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses f (genitive Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses, plural Erregungen öffentlichen Ärgernisses)

  1. (law, Germany) the crime of performing sexual acts in public

Usage notes

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  • In common usage, public nudity is often included in the term. By law, however, mere nudity is not a crime but at most an Ordnungswidrigkeit (contravention subject to a civil punishment).