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noun
The criminal offence of misbehaving in a public place, for example, by being drunk or loitering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: felony, misdemeanor
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 behavior, disturbance of the peace, breach of the peace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement
History
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Across languages
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