public nuisance
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Definition
Noun: 1. A person whose behavior causes trouble or annoyance to the community: An individual whose actions are considered offensive or inconvenient to the general public. 2. A condition, activity, or thing that unlawfully interferes with the rights of the community: Something that unreasonably disrupts the health, safety, morals, comfort, or convenience of the public.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The court declared the abandoned factory a public nuisance due to the safety hazards it posed.
- His constant, loud parties made him a public nuisance to all his neighbors.
- The city fined the business for creating a public nuisance with its persistent noise and odor.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Term: In law, a "public nuisance" is an act or condition that is illegal because it interferes with the rights of the public. This is distinct from a "private nuisance," which interferes with an individual's use and enjoyment of their land.
- Blocking a public sidewalk is considered a public nuisance.
Variants and Related Words
- Nuisance (n): A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
- The fly was a real nuisance during the picnic.
Synonyms
- Menace
- Pest
- Annoyance
- Bother
Related Idioms
- To be a pain (in the neck): To be very annoying or troublesome (informal).
- That construction noise is a real pain in the neck.
Noun
- a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public
- a public nuisance offends the public at large