disorderly conduct
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of disorderly conduct
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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They slapped her with a disorderly conduct charge and let her out on bail.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Cipriani ultimately only pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Writer Alex O’Keefe, whom police detained last month in a viral seating dispute on a New York City train, is off the hook for alleged disorderly conduct.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
By the end of the day, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department charged her and 15 other middle school cheerleaders with disorderly conduct for making and posting the video.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025
In the six months of the fair the Columbian Guard made only 2,929 arrests, about sixteen per day, typically for disorderly conduct, petty theft, and pickpocketing, with pickpockets most favoring the fair’s always-crowded aquarium.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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