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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. Synonyms: disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace.

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"Breach of the peace" Quotes from Famous Books

... he was known to do ill, though on one occasion he was led into a breach of the peace by another Bear. This was a large she-Blackbear and a noted mischief-maker. She had a wretched, sickly cub that she was very proud of—so proud that she went out of her way to seek trouble on his behalf. And he, like all spoiled children, was the cause of much bad feeling. ...

— The Biography of a Grizzly • Ernest Seton-Thompson

Words linked to "Breach of the peace" : infraction, misdemeanour, infringement, violation, misdemeanor