public nuisance
noun
LAWukus[CorU]
someone or something thatcausesharmtopeopleingeneral,ratherthan toparticularpeople:
Odours from thefactorymayamountto apublicnuisance.
[U]
thecrimeofcausingharmtopeopleingeneral,ratherthan toparticularpeople:
Theaimof thelawofpublicnuisanceis topreventinterferencewith therightsof thepublicatlarge.
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