Definition of Public nuisance

1. Noun. A nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public. "A public nuisance offends the public at large"

Exact synonyms: Common Nuisance
Generic synonyms: Nuisance

Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Nuisance

public intoxication
public key
public key certificate
public key cryptography
public keys
public knowledge
public lavatory
public law
public lecture
public library
public life
public limited companies
public limited company
public mover
public nudity
public nuisance (current term)
public office
public officer
public officers
public offices
public opinion
public opinion poll
public opinions
public ownership
public policies
public policy
public presentation
public press
public property
public prosecutor

Literary usage of Public nuisance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1911)
"But she proceeds upon the ground that the bridge is a public nuisance, from which the State receives a particular injury to its property beyond that which ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"And any obstruction or encroachment upon a public street or highway is a public nuisance. Columbus v. Jaques. 30 Ga. 506, 512; State v. t'arpenter, 68 Wie. ..."

3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1891)
"A nuisance, to be a public nuisance, must be in a public place, or where the public frequently congregate, or where members of the public are likely to come ..."

4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1867)
"Independently of any legal proceedings, it appears that any person may lawfully abate a public nuisance, at least if it be ¡ihr. i! in the middle of a ..."

5. A Treatise on the American Law of Landlord and Tenant by John Neilson Taylor (1887)
"as well as for discharging water in an impure state upon the adjoining land.1 But no length of time will legalize a public nuisance;2 nor will it affect the ..."

6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"[3] It is also settled law that, if a public nuisance causes spécial damage to a private citizen, he has a right of action therefor. ..."

7. Handbook of Criminal Law by William Lawrence Clark, William Ephraim Mikell (1915)
"A common or public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor at common law, ... To constitute a public nuisance, the condition of things must be such as injuriously ..."

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