Meanings
- uncountablecriminologyThe criminal offence of misbehaving in a public place, for example, by being drunk or loitering.
The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.”
2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 妨礙治安行為 /妨碍治安行为
- 妨礙治安行為 /妨碍治安行为 (fáng'ài zhì'ān xíngwéi)criminal offence
Finnish järjestysrikkomus
- järjestysrikkomuscriminal offence
Cite this entry
disorderly conduct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorderly%20conduct
“disorderly conduct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorderly%20conduct. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disorderly conduct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disorderly%20conduct.
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