nuisance

  • 31nuisance — noun I find these long journeys a nuisance Syn: annoyance, inconvenience, bore, bother, irritation, problem, trouble, trial, burden; pest, plague, thorn in one s side/flesh; informal pain, pain in the neck, hassle, bind, drag, chore, aggravati …

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  • 32nuisance — /ˈnjusəns / (say nyoohsuhns) noun 1. a highly obnoxious or annoying thing or person. 2. something offensive or annoying to individuals or to the community, to the prejudice of their legal rights. {Middle English nusance, from Old French nuisance …

  • 33nuisance — [15] Nuisance has become much less serious over the centuries. When English originally acquired it, it meant ‘harm, injury’ (‘Helpe me to weye ageyn the feend … keepe vs from his nusance’, Thomas Hoccleve, Mother of God 1410), reflecting its… …

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  • 34nuisance — n. 1 a person, thing, or circumstance causing trouble or annoyance. 2 anything harmful or offensive to the community or a member of it and for which a legal remedy exists. Phrases and idioms: nuisance value an advantage resulting from the… …

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  • 35Nuisance abatement — is a growing area within policing and code enforcement. The term refers to using building codes, fire codes, zoning, etc. in order to improve the quality of life and resolve life safety issues within neighborhoods. Nuisance abatement programs are …

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  • 36nuisance per se — see nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nuisance per se n …

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  • 37Nuisance lawsuit — may refer to: a suit of the tort of nuisance, i.e. the plaintiff claims the defendant is causing a nuisance to the plaintiff a frivolous lawsuit, i.e. by bringing the suit, the plaintiff is causing a nuisance to the defendant This disambiguation… …

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  • 38nuisance per accidens — n: nuisance in fact at nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 39nuisance at law — see nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 40nuisance in fact — see nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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