public nuisance

noun

1. law an illegal act causing harm to members of a particular community rather than to any individual

2. informal,  a person who is generally considered objectionable

Example Sentences

In a letter mailed and posted at the Bowl, dated Sept. 2, the department had given the owners 30 days to complete the work or risk being declared a public nuisance.

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The companies being sued are accused of negligence, causing private and public nuisance and even trespass where the riverbed has been affected on a claimant's property.

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of CS gas and causing a public nuisance following the partial evacuation of Heathrow Airport on Monday night.

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Air quality regulators in Southern Calfiornia accused Delta Air Lines of causing a public nuisance when the jet released fuel above L.A.

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State utility rules have long stated that “permanently abandoned” lines must be removed so they “shall not become a public nuisance or a hazard to life or property.”

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