breach+of+the+peace

  • 21disturbance of the peace — noun 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 • Syn: ↑disorderly conduct, ↑disorderly behavior, ↑breach of… …

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  • 22Disturbing the peace — is a crime generally defined as the unsettling of proper order in a public space through one s actions. This can include creating loud noise by fighting or challenging to fight, disturbing others by loud and unreasonable noise (including loud… …

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  • 23bond to keep the peace — A bond or undertaking required by a magistrate to be given by a person who has threatened to commit a breach of the peace. A bond or undertaking given as security against the commission of a breach of peace by the obligor. 12 Am J2d Breach P etc …

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  • 24disturbing the peace — ▪ law also called  Breach Of The Peace,         any of three distinct types of legal offense. In its broadest sense, the term is synonymous with crime itself and means an indictable offense. In another and more common sense, however, the phrase… …

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  • 25keep the peace — phrasal : to avoid or prevent a breach of the peace or any crime likely to result in such a breach * * * refrain or prevent others from disturbing civil order the police must play a crucial role in keeping the peace …

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  • 26security to keep the peace — A bond, undertaking, or deposit as security against committing a breach of the peace. 12 Am J2d Breach P §§ 41 51 …

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  • 27disturbing the peace — See: breach of the peace Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009. disturbi …

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  • 28keeping the peace — Avoiding a breach of the peace; dissuading or preventing others from breaking the peace. See also articles of the peace …

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  • 29keeping the peace — Avoiding a breach of the peace; dissuading or preventing others from breaking the peace. See also articles of the peace …

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  • 30keep the peace — To maintain public order and decorum; to prevent breach of the peace; to refrain from violence See bond to keep the peace …

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