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
Controversy as to possession of property was a fertile source of disturbance of the peace and tribunals would entertain an action to recover possession.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
The paragraphs about agitation, disturbance of the peace, high treason, etc., are interpreted more and more loosely.
From The Future Belongs to the People by Liebknecht, Karl Paul August Friedrich
I chained up all the dogs during the night to prevent any disturbance of the peace, and was awakened at a very early hour by my new friends rapping at my door.
From The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier by Various
He rejected the suggestion that there was anywhere within the State any combinations having in view, "the disturbance of the peace, or any improper or unlawful acts."
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 by Boutwell, George S.
