Definition of DISORDERLY PERSONS in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DISORDERLY PERSONS
Such as are dangerous or hurtful to the public peace and welfare by reason of their misconduct or vicious habits and are therefore amenable to police regulation. The phrase is chiefly used in statutes, and the scope of the term depends on local regulations. See 4 Bl. Comm. 169. One who violates peace and good order of society, State v. Harlowe, 174 Wash. 227, 24 P.2d 601; one who abandons a child, People v. Gross, 291 N.Y.S. 597, 602, 604, 161 Misc. 514; giving false fire alarm, Piliszek v. Burlington County Court of Special Sessions, 129 N.J.L. 604, 30 A.2d 578; spiritualist pastor telling fortune, People v. Plaskett, 13 N.Y.S.2d 682, 683, 171 Misc. 563; vagrant, People v. Marciano, Mag.Ct., 17 N.Y.S.2d 722, 723.
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