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  2. Nuisance - Wikipedia

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    Nuisance (from archaic nocence, through Fr. noisance, nuisance, from Lat. nocere, "to hurt") is a common law tort. It means something which causes offence, annoyance, trouble or injury. A nuisance can be either public (also "common") or private. A public nuisance was defined by English scholar Sir James Fitzjames Stephen as,

  3. Nuisance ordinance - Wikipedia

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    A nuisance ordinance, also referred to as a crime-free ordinance or a disorderly house ordinance, is a local law usually passed on the town, city, or municipality level of government that aims to legally punish both landlords and tenants for crimes that occur on a property or in a neighborhood.

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.

  5. Nuisance in English law - Wikipedia

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    Nuisance in English law is an area of tort law broadly divided into two torts; private nuisance, where the actions of the defendant are "causing a substantial and unreasonable interference with a [claimant]'s land or his/her use or enjoyment of that land", [1] and public nuisance, where the defendant's actions "materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of a class of His ...

  6. List of books banned in India - Wikipedia

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    The book was banned for allegedly containing derogatory references on grounds that it could cause a law and order problem. [51] 2006 The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown: Nagaland: The book was banned by the government for allegedly containing blasphemous remarks about Jesus. [52] 2007 Islam: A Concept of Political World Invasion: R. V. Bhasin Maharashtra

  7. Nuisance complaint filed to stop illegal game rooms on Oahu - AOL

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    Sep. 2—Honolulu's Department of the Prosecuting Attorney has filed what it says is a rarely used civil nuisance abatement complaint against a McCully property owner to combat illegal game rooms ...

  8. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Meaning Use sp: Spelling: Used to indicate misspelling spo: Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text flush with right ...

  9. LGBTQ rights in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Article 268 – A person is guilty of a public nuisance who does any act or is guilty of an illegal omission which causes any common injury, danger or annoyance to the public or to the people in general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity, or which must necessarily cause injury, obstruction, danger or annoyance to persons who may have ...