breach+of+the+peace

  • 11breach of the peace — public disturbance, or an act considered likely to cause one. → breach …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 12breach of the peace — British the crime of behaving in a noisy or violent way in a public place …

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  • 13breach of the peace — noun any disturbance of public order whereby harm is caused or threatened to persons or property, including the specific offences of assault, affray, riot and unlawful assembling …

  • 14breach of the peace — public disturbance …

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  • 15Justice of the peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Conservator of the Peace — A Conservator of the Peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace. [BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY, 6th ed.] Under common law, Conservators of the Peace included judges, [“In England, by the common law, the… …

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  • 17Conservator of the peace — A conservator of the peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace.[1] Contents 1 Examples 1.1 Police 2 Historical origins …

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  • 18Justice of the Peace — A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law… …

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  • 19disturbance of the peace — n. Conduct that disrupts the quiet and order of a community by riotous behavior or loud noise. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. disturbance of the peace …

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  • 20To keep the peace — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …

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