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 • Syn: ↑disorderly conduct, ↑disorderly behavior, ↑breach of… … Useful english dictionary
disturbance of the peace — A breach of peace. 12 Am J2d Breach P § 4. See breach of peace; riot … Ballentine's law dictionary
breach 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 • Syn: ↑disorderly conduct, ↑disorderly behavior, ↑disturbance… … Useful english dictionary
Breach of the peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Justice of the peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disturbing the peace — is a crime generally defined as the unsettling of proper order in a public space through one s actions. This can include creating loud noise by fighting or challenging to fight, disturbing others by loud and unreasonable noise (including loud… … Wikipedia
breach of the peace — 1: a disturbance of public peace or order insulting language causing a breach of the peace see also fighting words 2: the offense of causing a breach of the peace compare disorderly conduct … Law dictionary
breach of the peace — breach′ of the peace′ n. law a violation of the public peace, as by a riot, disturbance, or fighting • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
breach of the peace — n. Law conduct creating or tending to create a disturbance of the public peace … English World dictionary
breach of the peace — ► breach of the peace chiefly Brit. the criminal offence of behaving in a violent or noisy way that causes a public disturbance. Main Entry: ↑breach … English terms dictionary
