disturbance of the peace
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A police court judge sided with Durfee, ruling: “The salutation, ‘Oh, you kid!’ is a disturbance of the peace and is punishable by ninety days’ imprisonment in the city jail.”
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2014
Living together with them is possible, and no disturbance of the peace starts with them.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Francke, Kuno
The wise man planned the campaign before others had even contemplated any disturbance of the peace.
From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas
The selectmen, by advice of the lawyer, spoke of prosecuting him for a misdemeanor, in circulating unfounded reports, to the great disturbance of the peace of the Commonwealth.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Controversy as to possession of property was a fertile source of disturbance of the peace and tribunals would entertain an action to recover possession.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
