nuisance
15
5.7
- noun
- /ˈnjuːsəns/
- Formal
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- That outhouse is a public nuisance!
- public nuisance
- nuisance action
- nuisance exception
Still, if we can sue for assault, battery, negligence, trespass, nuisance, covers all of the ways in which we can negatively affect each other.
- Still, if we can sue for assault, battery, negligence, trespass, nuisance, covers all of the ways in which we can negatively affect each other.
Examples
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I was jailed several times as a public nuisance, but eventually my efforts paid off.
Fiction book (1992) -
Cases of public nuisances arising from the odor of this material have been reported.
Academic text (1999) -
The woman is a public nuisance.
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The only thing they could do to him was close his place down as a public nuisance.
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This petition is all we need to get Ruby's house declared a public nuisance.
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Servant of the king or not, he was an obnoxious lout and a public nuisance.
Fiction book (2002) -
The charges were rioting, creating a public nuisance, obstructing justice, and resisting arrest.
Fiction book (1993) -
The broken fence created a nuisance for the neighbors, making it difficult to enjoy their yards.
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After numerous complaints, the city decided to declare the abandoned building a nuisance.
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To resolve the ongoing dispute, the local council addressed the noise as a serious nuisance affecting the community.
Synonyms
4
5.7
Something that harms or annoys many people in an area
A problem that unfairly harms something everyone in a community has the right to use
Illegal action that stops a person from using or enjoying their land
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.6
A dangerous thing on a property, like an unfenced pool or trampoline, that attracts children and can hurt them
- Formal
1
8.3
An official action that removes things found by law to harm public health and safety
- Formal
A problem that unfairly harms something everyone in a community has the right to use
- Jargon
Removal of something that annoys or harms people, ordered by a court
- Specialized
A small extra tax paid by the buyer on certain purchases like bags or bottles
How Disorderly
329
4.1
- US
1
3.7
45
3.7
- Formal
131
4.6
- Formal
15
5.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nuisance in law keeps the older idea from Latin nocere 'to harm', so a legal nuisance is something that harms or interferes with the use of property, health, or safety. That's why courts can stop factories or loud clubs that create real harm to a neighbourhood.