common nuisance

common nuisance
A public nuisance, that is a condition of things which is prejudicial to the health, comfort, safety, property, sense of decency or morals of the citizens at large, resulting either from an act not warranted by law, or from neglect of a duty imposed by law. Nuchols v Commonwealth, 312 Ky 171, 226 SW2d 796, 13 ALR2d 1478; Powell v Bentley & Gerwig Furniture Co. 34 W Va 804, 12 SE 1085. See public nuisance.

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  • common nuisance — see nuisance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • nuisance — is that activity which arises from unreasonable, unwarranted or unlawful use by a person of his own property, working obstruction or injury to right of another, or to the public, and producing such material annoyance, inconvenience and discomfort …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Common — Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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