disorderly conduct
Causing a disturbance
Disorderly conduct is a minor criminal charge covering behavior that disturbs public peace or order—fighting, public intoxication, excessive noise, or causing a disturbance.
The charge is intentionally vague, giving police broad discretion: He was arrested for disorderly conduct after refusing to leave the bar.
It's often a catchall when no more specific offense applies.
Seize by law
- citationMention of a source
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- disturbing the peaceCriminal public disruption
- public intoxicationInebriation in shared spaces
breach of peace · resisting arrest · unlawful assembly · loitering · vagrancy · trespassing · obstruction · indecent exposure
Difficult to manage behavior
- hooliganismViolent, disorderly behavior
- vandalismWillful property damage
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
rabble-rousing · drunkenness · fighting · obscenity · public urination · lewdness · aggression · intimidation
Noisy, confused disturbance
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- ruckusNoisy, disruptive commotion
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
altercation · scuffle · melee · brouhaha · kerfuffle · clamor · affray · brawl
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- contemptDisdainful disregard
refusal · obstinacy · recalcitrance · rebellion · uncooperativeness · belligerence · hostility · provocation
arrest
Seize by law
- citationMention of a source
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- disturbing the peaceCriminal public disruption
public intoxication · breach of peace · resisting arrest · unlawful assembly · loitering · vagrancy · trespassing · obstruction · indecent exposure · rioting
unruliness
Difficult to manage behavior
- hooliganismViolent, disorderly behavior
- vandalismWillful property damage
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
delinquency · rabble-rousing · drunkenness · fighting · obscenity · public urination · lewdness · aggression · intimidation · threatening behavior
commotion
Noisy, confused disturbance
tumult · altercation · scuffle · melee · brouhaha · kerfuffle · clamor · affray · brawl · shouting
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
contempt · refusal · obstinacy · recalcitrance · rebellion · uncooperativeness · belligerence · hostility · provocation · agitation
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- rowdinessrowdiness, boisterousness, raucousness, unruliness, roughhousing
- unrulinessmisbehavior, misconduct, disobedience, defiance, insubordination
- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- Infractionsjaywalking, littering, loitering, speeding, trespassing
disorderly conductgood behavior
Acceptable, rule-following conduct
decorum · propriety · orderliness · self-control · composure
disorderly conductaggravated assault
Criminal attack with severe harm
murder · armed robbery · felony assault · capital crime · first-degree murder
conduct, disorder, disorderly, disordered, reorder, disorders, unordered, disordering, preordered