DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disturbance of the peace mean? 

• DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE (noun)
  The noun DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

breach of the peace; disorderly behavior; disorderly conduct; disturbance of the peace

Hypernyms ("disturbance of the peace" is a kind of...):

infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)