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breach of peace



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She said they had been released on the condition that they made "no breach of peace for one year".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The magistrate said the protest could have incited other people to join, and cause a breach of peace.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2022

Mr. Mills was arrested and charged with breach of peace.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Gilshteyn was initially charged with breach of peace, but those charges were upgraded after prosecutors reviewed video of the incident, including footage from WTNH-TV.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021

An embassy was upon this sent from Athens to Sparta, to complain of the breach of peace; but the ambassadors found their journey needless, Sphodrias being then under process by the magistrates of Sparta.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough


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