disturbance of the peace


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Noun1.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
infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony
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The selectmen, by advice of the lawyer, spoke of prosecuting him for a misdemeanor, in circulating unfounded reports, to the great disturbance of the peace of the Commonwealth.
Under the Omnibus Election Code, cops are not allowed inside polling places except when there is an actual disturbance of the peace and order, or unless it is his polling precinct where he will vote but in such a case he should immediately leave.
'No police and military personnel shall be allowed to enter or stay inside the polling and canvassing places, except when there is an actual disturbance of the peace and order,' he said.
No PNP and AFP personnel shall be allowed to enter or stay inside the polling and canvassing places, except when there is an actual disturbance of the peace and order," Coronel said.
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Monday ordered the reopening of the three tertiary institutions of learning shut on March 18 in the wake of the violent protest and disturbance of the peace in Ilesa.
Halfway to AMB Fest Day 2, featuring Disturbance of the Peace, Ticking Time Bomb, 3 Posers, Shokker, Double Triple Quadruple, Convoy, The Air Potatoes, Saint Tragedy, Megan Pennington, Boneshaker, DKeyz, Canvus and more: 6 p.m.
'The members of the Security Council stressed the fundamental principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises, and the obligations on host Governments, including under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, to take all appropriate steps to protect diplomatic and consular premises against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of these missions or impairment of their dignity and any attack on diplomatic premises, agents and consular officers,' the press release said in reference to the Chinese consulate.
The members stressed the fundamental principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and the obligations on host governments to take all appropriate steps to protect diplomatic and consular premises against any intrusion or damage, and prevent any disturbance of the peace of these missions or impairment of their dignity and any attack on diplomatic premises, agents and consular officers.
As of 20:00 CET, police said that all suspects of wrongdoing had been comprehensively videoed and that they were preparing various charges including disturbance of the peace, resistance to police intervention and illegal use of explosives.
'The receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the consular premises against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the consular post or impairment of its dignity.'
30 (ANI): In light of the ongoing protests against the leak of Class X and XII question papers, Section 144, which prohibits the gathering of a group of people with the mutual intent of deliberate disturbance of the peace, has been imposed outside Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar's Kushak Road residence.