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public nuisance

British

noun

law an illegal act causing harm to members of a particular community rather than to any individual
informal a person who is generally considered objectionable

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The agency has issued the company 38 violation notices for public nuisance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued at least 20 violation notices to Lineage for public nuisance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Not only that, but that I had also been charged with resisting arrest and public nuisance.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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