0 someone or something that causes harm to people in general, rather than to particular people: --
Odours from the factory may amount to a public nuisance.
1 the crime of causing harm to people in general, rather than to particular people: --
public nuisance laws/violations/suits
The aim of the law of public nuisance is to prevent interference with the rights of the public at large.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
public nuisance