- public nuisance
- noun Brit.1》 an act that is illegal because it interferes with the rights of the public generally.2》 informal an obnoxious or dangerous person or group.
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public nuisance — see nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. public nuisance … Law dictionary
public nuisance — ➔ nuisance * * * public nuisance UK US noun LAW ► [C or U] someone or something that causes harm to people in general, rather than to particular people: »Odours from the factory may amount to a public nuisance. ► [U] the crime of causing harm to… … Financial and business terms
Public nuisance — Public Pub lic, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to {private}; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
public nuisance — public nuisances N COUNT: usu sing If something or someone is, or causes, a public nuisance, they break the law by harming or annoying members of the public. [LEGAL] ...the 45 day jail sentence he received for causing a public nuisance after… … English dictionary
public nuisance — ► NOUN Brit. 1) an act that is illegal because it interferes with the rights of the public generally. 2) informal an obnoxious or dangerous person or group … English terms dictionary
public nuisance — n 1.) law an action that is harmful to everyone 2.) someone who does things that annoy a lot of people … Dictionary of contemporary English
public nuisance — noun 1. ) count or uncount LEGAL an activity that offends most of the people in a place, for example being noisy or showing offensive sexual behavior 2. ) count someone who does things that annoy a lot of people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Public nuisance — For the law of tort, see nuisance In the English criminal law, public nuisance is a class of common law offence in which the injury, loss or damage is suffered by the local community as a whole rather than by individual victims.DiscussionSpencer… … Wikipedia
public nuisance — noun a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public a public nuisance offends the public at large • Syn: ↑common nuisance • Hypernyms: ↑nuisance … Useful english dictionary
public nuisance — UK / US noun Word forms public nuisance : singular public nuisance plural public nuisances 1) [countable/uncountable] legal an activity that offends most of the people in a place, for example being noisy or showing offensive sexual behaviour 2)… … English dictionary
public nuisance — noun (C) 1 law an action that is harmful to everyone: He committed a public nuisance by blocking the road. 2 a person who does things that annoy a lot of people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
