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noun
The legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any public disturbance or disorderly behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: disorderly conduct, disorderly behavior, disturbance of the peace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement
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Across languages
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