Breach Of The Peace

Definition: Breach Of The Peace

Breach Of The Peace

Noun

1. Any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled.

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Synonyms: Breach Of The Peace

Discord

Broil, brawl, row, racket, hubbub, rixation; embroilment, embranglement, imbroglio, fracas, breach of the peace, piece of work, scrimmage, rumpus; breeze, squall; riot, disturbance; (disorder); commotion; (agitation); bear garden, Donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair.

Crosswords: Breach Of The Peace

But to resist force with force, being the state of war that levels the parties, cancels all former relation of reverence, respect, and superiority: and then the odds that remains, is, that he, who opposes the unjust agressor, has this superiority over him, that he has a right, when he prevails, to punish the offender, both for the breach of the peace, and all the evils that followed upon it. (Second Treatise of Government)

They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, beprivileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Guyana

The Police Commissioner has the authority to refuse permission for a public meeting if he believes that it may provoke a breach of the peace. (references)

Egypt

The Council of Ministers may order the banning of works that it deems offensive to public morals, detrimental to religion, or likely to cause a breach of the peace. (references)

Swaziland

The Commissioner of Police specifically cited the Police and Public Order Act, which states that a meeting cannot be held if it would likely cause a breach of the peace. (references)

Human Rights

Tanzania

Police also broke into homes and businesses, beat persons inside, arrested and detained them, and charged them with loitering and breach of the peace. (references)

Guyana

Police may arrest without a warrant when an officer witnesses a crime or at the officer's discretion in instances where there is good cause to suspect that a crime or a breach of the peace has been or will be committed. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Dutch

misdrijven tegen de openbare orde (breach of the public order), misdaden en wanbedrijven tegen de openbare orde (breach of the public order), aanslag op de veiligheid van de staat. (various references)

Finnish

valtakunnan turvallisuutta vaarantava toiminta (activities subversive of the state security), rikokset yleistä järjestystä vastaan (breach of the public order). (various references)

French

violence contre la sûreté de l'Etat, crimes et délits contre l'ordre public (breach of the public order), atteinte � la sécurité de l'Etat. (various references)

German

Friedensbruch. (various references)

Greek 

διατάραξη της κοινής ησυχίας (disorderly conduct). (various references)

Hebrew 

�"פרת �"ס�"ר (disturbing order). (various references)

Hungarian

közrend megbontása (breach of peace), béke megbontása (breach of peace). (various references)

Italian

reati contro l'ordine pubblico (breach of the public order), attacco contro la sicurezza dello Stato. (various references)

Pig Latin

eachbray ofay ethay eacepay

Portuguese

violência contra a segurança do estado, crimes contra a ordem pública (breach of the public order), atentado contra a segurança do estado. (various references)

Romanian

încãlcare a ordinii publice. (various references)

Russian 

нарушение общественного порядка (disorderly conduct, public nuisance). (various references)

Spanish

perturbación del orden público. (various references)

Swedish

brott mot allmän ordning (breach of the public order). (various references)

Turkish

ayaklanma (commotion, insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, putsch, rebellion, revolt, riot, rising, upheaval, uprising). (various references)