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Meaning of "public nuisance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Public nuisance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLIC NUISANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

public nuisance

Public nuisance

In English criminal law, public nuisance is a class of common law offence in which the injury, loss or damage is suffered by the local community as a whole rather than by individual victims.

Definition of public nuisance in the English dictionary

The definition of public nuisance in the dictionary is an illegal act causing harm to members of a particular community rather than to any individual. Other definition of public nuisance is a person who is generally considered objectionable.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC NUISANCE

public housing
public housing project
public inquiry
public lavatory
public law
Public Lending Right
public library
public limited company
public medicine
public money
public opinion
public opinion poll
public ownership
public property
public prosecutor
public prosecutor´s office
public purse
Public Record Office
public relations
public relations exercise

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC NUISANCE

advance
cognisance
complaisance
defeasance
Early Renaissance
High Renaissance
impuissance
malfeasance
misfeasance
nonfeasance
nuisance
obeisance
pleasance
puissance
reconnaissance
renaissance
suffisance
the Early Renaissance
the High Renaissance
the Renaissance
usance

Synonyms and antonyms of public nuisance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «public nuisance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

Find out the translation of public nuisance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of public nuisance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «public nuisance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公害
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alteración del orden público
570 millions of speakers

English

public nuisance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्वजनिक उपद्रव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الإزعاج العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нарушение общественного порядка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perturbação da ordem pública
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাবলিক উপাখ্যান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nuisance publique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gangguan awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公的不法妨害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nuisance umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phiền toái công cộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது தொல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वजनिक उपद्रव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamu sıkıntısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disturbo della quiete pubblica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porządku publicznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порушення громадського порядку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tulburarea ordinii publice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όχληση του κοινού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

openbare oorlas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olägenhet för allmänheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ordensforstyrrelser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public nuisance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC NUISANCE»

The term «public nuisance» is normally little used and occupies the 115.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC NUISANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about public nuisance

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QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC NUISANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public nuisance.
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Yolanda Adams
Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC NUISANCE»

Discover the use of public nuisance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public nuisance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Torts and Personal Injury Law
That, of course, depends upon whether one agrees or disagrees with what the government has labeled a public nuisance. Common targets of public nuisance laws include institutions devoted to ( 1 ) gambling, (2l prostitution, (3l distribution of ...
William R. Buckley, Cathy J. Okrent, 2003
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Philippine Law on Torts and Damages
A thing may be a private nuisance without being a public one or a public nuisance without being a private one. On the other hand, a nuisance may be both public and private in character; it may be a public nuisance because it violates public ...
J. Cezar S. Sangco, 1993
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Environmental Jurisprudence in India
Following the common law tradition, a civil action for public nuisance is permitted in India only when the litigant establishes particular damage to himself. In cases of public nuisance which affect a large portion of the community, a civil action for  ...
C. M. Abraham, 1999
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The Good Neighbor Guidebook for Colorado: Necessary ...
I. "Public" Nuisances In general, the law of public nuisance is controlled by Colorado statutes §16-13-301 through §16-13-306. Public nuisances are acts or circumstances that injure rights shared by the public at large. The point is to protect ...
Nancy S. Greif, Erin J. Johnson, 2000
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Creative Common Law Strategies for Protecting the Environment
One of the first issues that defendants attacked was our public nuisance claim. Under public nuisance, the statute of limitations is continuously triggered as long as the nuisance exists. A public nuisance theory of relief thus enables a plaintiff to ...
Clifford Rechtschaffen, Denise Antolini, 2007
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Tort Law
A nuisance can be either a public nuisance or a private nuisance. The essence of a public nuisance is an interference with “a right common to the general public” ( Restatement [Second] of Torts § 821B [1]). A private nuisance, in contrast, is an ...
Linda Edwards, J. Stanley Edwards, Patricia Wells, 2011
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International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
The tort of nuisance is extremely complex, and really covers two very distinct concepts : private nuisance and public nuisance. Speaking in broad terms, the tort of private nuisance protects the owner or possessor of land against all physical ...
Viktor Knapp, 1984
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California Real Estate Law
Any nuisance not a public nuisance is considered a private nuisance. While there is no statute of limitations on public nuisances, there is a three-year statute of limitations on private nuisances. Laches is not a defense against the party bringing ...
William H. Pivar, Robert Bruss, 2002
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The Legal Environment of Business
Nuisance (Private and Public) The common law of torts recognizes two kinds of nuisance: private nuisance and public nuisance. A private nuisance is an activity that substantially and unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of ...
Roger E. Meiners, Al H. Ringleb, Frances Edwards, 2014
10
Tort Law in Canada
generally.2 It was not until the sixteenth century that a private right to sue for public nuisance was first recognized.3 Private nuisance, on the other hand, developed separately from the old assize of nuisance in the thirteenth century, which was ...
Jean-Louis Baudouin, Allen M. Linden, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC NUISANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public nuisance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Court Rules That Survivors' Public Nuisance Claims Against …
(St. Cloud, MN) – Stearns County District Court Judge Kris Davick-Halfen has ruled that a clergy sexual abuse survivor's public nuisance claim against the ... «Legal Examiner, Jun 15»
2
North Nashville market padlocked as 'public nuisance'
The Metro Nashville Police Department arrested two workers and padlocked a Nashville discount store for being a public nuisance. «WSMV Nashville, Jun 15»
3
Judge grants preliminary injunction against Gretna motel deemed …
"The favorable ruling in this case eliminates a public nuisance that brought crime and fear to a neighborhood that has maintained an extremely low crime rate," ... «WDSU New Orleans, May 15»
4
Jackson store shut down, declared a 'public nuisance'
... filed by the District Attorney of Hinds County and the Jackson's City Attorney's Office to declare 905 West Northside Drive convenience store a public nuisance, ... «Mississippi News Now, May 15»
5
Summer Avenue club declared a public nuisance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Summer Avenue nightclub was shut down after being declared a public nuisance. According to the District Attorney's Office, the James ... «wreg.com, May 15»
6
Hinds DA seeks to close gas station, calling it public nuisance
JACKSON, Miss. —Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith wants to close a Jackson gas station because he said it's a public nuisance. JPD officer ... «WAPT Jackson, May 15»
7
Judge Allows Public Nuisance Claims Against New Ulm Diocese
NEW ULM, Minn. (AP) — A judge has ruled that three people who claim they were sexually abused by priests can proceed with public nuisance claims against ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
8
Tentative Ruling Could Derail Lawsuit Over La Jolla Stench
Citizens for Odor Nuisance Abatement had claimed that the city and then-interim Mayor Todd Gloria failed to abate a public nuisance at La Jolla Cove. The city ... «KPBS, Mar 15»
9
District Attorney closes Memphis nightclub as public nuisance
A popular Memphis bar A-Game Bar and Grill located at 6642 Winchester Road and Kirby Road has been temporarily shut down and deemed a public nuisance ... «wreg.com, Feb 15»
10
Club Levelz closed, declared public nuisance after deadly shooting
The court order closes the club on 9th Avenue North as a public nuisance, and notices had been posted on the property, according to Myrtle Beach spokesman ... «WPDE, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Public nuisance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/public-nuisance>. Apr 2024 ».
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