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drunkenness

noun as in state of intoxication

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Judge Robert Altham said Haywood had beckoned the Blackpool rioters to breach police lines, and that that his drunkenness on the day was an "aggravating feature".

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Other venues are trying a dual track: Amsterdam, for example, is seeking to crack down on public drunkenness, discourage gawkers in the famous red-light district and curtail holiday apartment rentals — going so far as to inaugurate a “Stay Away” campaign aimed mainly at British stag partyers — while enticing visitors to venture outside the tiny confines of the city’s canal-lined center.

The P-T and Independent proved so omnipresent in city affairs a half-century ago that a Los Angeles Times investigation concluded that the papers had overstepped ethical boundaries, directing city officials on public policy and covering up scandals such as the routine drunkenness of the city manager.

The BurySound website reports that after the Clash gig "punks were accused of damage to property, drunkenness and public urination".

From BBC

Other problems include visitors driving up and down the road looking for somewhere to park, drunkenness, littering and regular instances of people using residents' gardens as a toilet.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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