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
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)
The crowd around the house continued to increase all the morning, but a hundred policemen arriving at one o'clock, no disturbance of the peace was attempted.
From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Headley, Joel Tyler
Living together with them is possible, and no disturbance of the peace starts with them.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Francke, Kuno
Mother Bækken must always have her own interpretations, so Mother Taraldsen discreetly warded off a disturbance of the peace by striking into the very middle of the manufacturing part of the town.
From One of Life's Slaves by Muir, Jessie
