disturb the peace en · VERB
Meanings
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To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disturbing the peace | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disturbs the peace | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disturbed the peace | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disturbed the peace | Tense=Past | lexicographic |