disturbance of the peace
Example Sentences
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A police court judge sided with Durfee, ruling: “The salutation, ‘Oh, you kid!’ is a disturbance of the peace and is punishable by ninety days’ imprisonment in the city jail.”
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2014
SIR: When I last had the honor to write to you I felt confident that there would be no further disturbance of the peace in this State.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
The selectmen, by advice of the lawyer, spoke of prosecuting him for a misdemeanor, in circulating unfounded reports, to the great disturbance of the peace of the Commonwealth.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
What I refer to is the statement that we had provoked a disturbance of the peace; a more hypocritical pretence than which was never advanced.
From Prisoner for Blasphemy by Foote, G. W. (George William)
His arrival in any community was the signal for an immediate disturbance of the peace.
From The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by Fiske, John
