(UK, Canada, law) Any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.
(UK, Canada, law) Any of various sexual criminal offences, including sex with a child and (formerly) male homosexuality.
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(UK, legal, historical, colloquial) Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which made "gross indecency" a crime in the United Kingdom, and was used broadly to prosecute male homosexuals.
(criminal law, Hong Kong, historical, _, in, _, UK) Sexual contact with another person, who does not want it, that does not result in, or is not considered to be, rape.
(criminal law, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan) molestation; indecent assault, especially against women.
(of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
(UK, Irish, slang) The behaviour of a sex offender; paedophilia.