disturbance of the peace
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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
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
"You haven't told me this exciting piece of news, though—the wonderful information that was the cause of this disturbance of the peace."
From Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls by Clarke, Margaret Bruce
If this is not a disturbance of the peace, I don't know what you can call it.
From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór
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
