drunk-and-disorderly

Thân thiện

A police officer escorts a drunk-and-disorderly person from a city park.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person arrested for being drunk and disorderly: The term "drunk-and-disorderly" refers to an individual who has been taken into legal custody on the specific charge of public intoxication combined with unruly or disruptive behavior.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The police officer spent the night processing several drunk-and-disorderlies.
  • They delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a legal or law enforcement context to categorize a specific type of arrest or offender.
• It can be used in its plural form ("drunk-and-disorderlies") to refer to a group of such individuals.

Variants and Related Words

• Drunk and disorderly conduct (n): The formal legal charge or offense itself.
  • He was cited for drunk and disorderly conduct.

Synonyms

• Public nuisance (when related to intoxication and disruption).
• Inebriated offender.

Related Phrases

• To be charged with drunk and disorderly: To be formally accused of this specific offense.
  • He was charged with drunk and disorderly after causing a scene outside the bar.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly
   • they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail