disturb the peace

verb

To behave in an inappropriately violent, noisy, or disruptive manner in public.

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Meanings

verbdisturb the peace (third-person singular simple present disturbs the peace, present participle disturbing the peace, simple past and past participle disturbed the peace)

present singular third person disturbs the peace · participle present disturbing the peace · participle past disturbed the peace · past disturbed the peace

  1. lawTo behave in an inappropriately violent, noisy, or disruptive manner in public.

    The bare dozen passengers the station sees in a month do little to disturb the peace.

    1939 July, “Pertinent Paragraphs: Port Victoria”, in Railway Magazine, page 67
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