### Question
What does private area mean?


### Answer
**Private area** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 920c*:

> the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 920c*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES**

