public nuisance

public nuisance
public nuisance see nuisance

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

public nuisance

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


public nuisance
An activity or thing that affects the health, safety, or morals of a community. It is distinguished from a private nuisance, which harms only a neighbor or a few individuals. For example, a factory that spews out clouds of noxious fumes is a public nuisance, but playing drums at three in the morning is a private nuisance bothering only the immediate neighbors.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

public nuisance
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

public nuisance
n.
   a nuisance which affects numerous members of the public or the public at large (how many people it takes to make a public is unknown), as distinguished from a nuisance which only does harm to a neighbor or a few private individuals. Example: a factory which spews out clouds of noxious fumes is a public nuisance but playing drums at three in the morning is a private nuisance bothering only the neighbors.
   See also: nuisance

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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