disturbance of the peace
Example Sentences
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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
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 Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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 Kuno Francke
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 Thomas Rainey
Several small grievances among the younger men promised to result in a disturbance of the peace.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
