nuisance
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But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He spent a year making an almighty nuisance of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Fashion Nova’s “unlawful conduct invaded Plaintiff’s privacy, disturbed Plaintiff’s peace and quiet, and caused nuisance and annoyance in a realm that is private and personal,” the complaint stated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The public nuisance offence carries a jail term of up to three months and a fine.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
A second nuisance was that the room was full of peat-smoke, not from its own fire but from the fire in the room below.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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