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breach of the peace
noun
- a violation of the public peace, as by a riot, disturbance, etc.
breach of the peace
noun
- law an offence against public order causing an unnecessary disturbance of the peace
Word History and Origins
Origin of breach of the peace1
Example Sentences
Tammy never reported Booth but in 2016 she was convicted of a breach of the peace against him.
Mr Campbell is also accused of possessing an air rifle without a licence and discharging it on various occasions, and five charges of breach of the peace dating back to July 1995.
As a result he was in and out of custody for drug offences, breach of the peace, break-ins and theft, at one point serving a two-year prison sentence.
The 29-year-old, who won 100m bronze at last summer's Paris Games, faces charges of battery, resisting a police officer and breach of the peace following the incident on Thursday evening.
He denied all the offences, but a jury found him guilty of charges under the Terrorism Act, racism, anti-semitism, holocaust denial and breach of the peace.
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