Associations to the word «Nuisance»

Wiktionary

NUISANCE, noun. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
NUISANCE, noun. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
NUISANCE, noun. (legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.
NUISANCE FEE, noun. A nominal fee, fine or penalty charged to deter an action (rather than to compensate for the costs of that action).
NUISANCE TAX, noun. A tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services, payable by the customer and transmitted by the seller to the taxing authority.
NUISANCE TAXES, noun. Plural of nuisance tax

Dictionary definition

NUISANCE, noun. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive.
NUISANCE, noun. A bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain".

Wise words

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