nuisance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nuisance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nuisance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nuisance n (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" Synonym(s): pain, pain in the neck, nuisance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nuisance \Nui"sance\, n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance, fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to necare to kill. Cf {Necromancy}, {Nocent}, {Noxious}, {Pernicious}.] That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in general; private, when they affect individuals only.