breach of the peace
Noun
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Noun
breach of the peace
- (legal) The legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
- 1938 May 16, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,759686,00.html Jamaica: Riot Act]," Time:
- Short of high treason, the gravest form of breach of the peace known to British law is riot.
- 2003 Oct. 24, Aban Contractor et al., "Why a world leader used the servants' entrance ↗," Sydney Morning Herald (retrieved 6 Oct 2012):
- Four men and a woman were arrested and charged with breaches of the peace after a series of scuffles in which protesters and police received minor injuries.
- 1938 May 16, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,759686,00.html Jamaica: Riot Act]," Time:
- (by extension) Any public disturbance or disorderly behavior.
- 2009 April 2, Jasper Gerard, "Bucolic Britain is stirring ↗," The Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 6 Oct 2012):
- My rural ride continues, and on a gloriously balmy day in Worth Matravers the only obvious sign of a breach of the peace is a flock of geese lolloping out of the pond, on to the lane.
- 2009 April 2, Jasper Gerard, "Bucolic Britain is stirring ↗," The Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 6 Oct 2012):
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