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PUBLIC NUISANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public
Example:
a public nuisance offends the public at large
Synonyms:
common nuisance; public nuisance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("public nuisance" is a kind of...):
nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)