PUBLIC NUISANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

a public nuisance offends the public at large

Synonyms:

common nuisance; public nuisance

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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)

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