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Definition of Nuisance
1. Noun. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive.
Generic synonyms: Annoyance, Bother, Botheration, Infliction, Pain, Pain In The Ass, Pain In The Neck
Specialized synonyms: Abatable Nuisance, Attractive Nuisance, Mixed Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Common Nuisance, Public Nuisance
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Abatable Nuisance, Attractive Nuisance, Mixed Nuisance, Private Nuisance, Common Nuisance, Public Nuisance
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
2. Noun. A bothersome annoying person. "That kid is a terrible pain"
Definition of Nuisance
1. n. That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.
Definition of Nuisance
1. a source of annoyance [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nuisance
1. That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only. Origin: OE. Noisance, OF. Noisance, nuisance, fr. L. Nocentia guilt, fr. Nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf Necromancy, Nocent, Noxious, Pernicious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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