disorderly conduct

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Noun

disorderly conduct (uncountable)

  1. (law, criminology) The criminal offence of misbehaving in a public place, for example, by being drunk or loitering.
    Hypernyms: felony, misdemeanor
    Hyponyms: loitering, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, soliciting
    • 2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.”

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