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/dɪstˈərbəns əv ðə pis/ Listen

Disturbance of the peace

noun

Any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled. Synonyms: breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct.

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"Disturbance of the peace" Quotes from Famous Books

... later, when it occurred to him that he had not read his paper. He glanced at the first page. The middle column was devoted to a really capitally written account of the proceedings at Bow Street consequent upon the arrest of six men who, it was alleged, had caused a crowd to collect to the disturbance of the peace by parading the Strand in the undress of Zulu warriors, shouting in unison the words "Wah! Wah! Wah! ...

— A Man of Means • P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill

Words linked to "Disturbance of the peace" : misdemeanour, infraction, disorderly behavior, misdemeanor, infringement, breach of the peace, disorderly conduct, violation