PUBLIC NUISANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does public nuisance mean? 

• PUBLIC NUISANCE (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC NUISANCE has 1 sense:

1. a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC NUISANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC NUISANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

common nuisance; public nuisance

Context example:

a public nuisance offends the public at large

Hypernyms ("public nuisance" is a kind of...):

nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)