public peace
Order among citizens
Public peace is the state of social order and tranquility in which people can go about their lives without fear of violence or disturbance.
The term appears most often in legal contexts—laws against disturbing the public peace or breach of the peace prohibit conduct that threatens communal safety or incites disorder.
A riot, brawl, or threatening demonstration might be charged as offenses against the public peace.
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
social cohesion · law enforcement · safe streets · reconciliation · arbitration · peacebuilding · shared values · common ground · live and let live · restorative justice · civil rights · diplomacy · civic engagement · legislation · negotiation · cooling off period · neighborhood watch · good neighbors
public peacecivil unrest
Public disturbance by citizens
chaos · anarchy · public disorder · social upheaval · turmoil
public peacewar
Armed struggle between groups
civil war · armed conflict · insurrection · strife · warfare
public peacecivil emergency
Official community-level crisis declaration
reign of terror · state of emergency · martial law · street violence · terrorism
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