Noun: disturbance of the peace
- 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
"The rowdy group was arrested for disturbance of the peace after causing a disturbance in the neighbourhood";
- disorderly conduct, disorderly behavior, breach of the peace
Derived forms: disturbances of the peace
Type of: infraction, infringement, misdemeanor [US], misdemeanour [Brit, Cdn], violation
Encyclopedia: Disturbance of the peace