public nuisance

noun

1. law an illegal act causing harm to members of a particular community rather than to any individual
2. informal.
   a person who is generally considered objectionable

Example Sentences

Rajan Naidu, 73, of Gosford Street, Birmingham, and Niamh Lynch, 20, of Norfolk Road, Bedford, were both charged with one count of destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument and one count of causing a public nuisance.

From BBC

County Superior Court allowed one such project to go forward but deemed it a “public nuisance.”

From Los Angeles Times

Chalfant called the project “a public nuisance” and criticized the county for not spreading locations for the program, known as Project Roomkey, equitably across the region.

From Los Angeles Times

A GMP spokesman said last night that a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of hiding themselves with the purpose of "being carried in an aircraft without consent and intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance".

From BBC

In the United Kingdom, for example, five people associated with the group Just Stop Oil were given four- and five-year prison sentences for “conspiring to cause a public nuisance” by blocking a major roadway in London in order to bring attention to the abundant use of fossil fuels.

From Salon