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Definition private nuisance in British English

private nuisance noun

[countable] noun
/ˌpraɪvət ˈnjuːs(ə)ns/
1

in England and Wales, an act that disturbs someone when they are using their own premises

Example

The court held that the smell and the neighbour's loud machinery did in fact constitute a private nuisance.

Definition private nuisance in British English