breach of the peace
breach of the peace · breaches of the peace
Landfriedensbruch
The legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptiveThe legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
» We were cited for breach of peace.
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2 sensesThe legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
Landfriedensbruch
(broadly)Any public disturbance or disorderly behavior.
Landfriedensbruch
More definitions
- any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
Examples
1 sentencesWe were cited for breach of peace.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
legal offense:
Forms
plural: breaches of the peace| Singular | breach of the peace |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled:disorderly conductdisorderly behaviordisturbance of the peace
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisorderly conduct
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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