Look up disorderly house in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In English criminal law, a disorderly house is a house in which the conduct of its inhabitants...

The Disorderly Houses Act 1751 (25 Geo. 2. c. 36) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It made provision in relation to disorderly houses. Most...

nuisance ordinance, also referred to as a crime-free ordinance or a disorderly house ordinance, is a local law usually passed on the town, city, or municipality...

economic life of the city." Brothels were commonly referred to as "disorderly houses", and their residents were called by many names, some euphemistic—e...

was confiscated. Mickey and the woman were charged with running a disorderly house and selling liquor without formal authorization..." "Drugs to the Non-Tippers...

period, English common law applied, and dealt with brothel keeping, disorderly houses, and public nuisance. The late colonial period viewed prostitution...

through the trial of its keeper, Margaret Clap, indicted for keeping a disorderly house and for encouraging her customers to commit sodomy; and, particularly...

keeping a disorderly house and fined. The Kings bought a parcel of land at Haverstock Hill and built a 'genteel villa' and three substantial houses. The villa...

did. Its wealth and prestige did not, however, prevent its being a disorderly house. The visitation of Bishop Nicke in 1514 revealed that the prior was...

to throw parties secretly. In 1896, he was convicted of "keeping a disorderly house", a euphemism for running a brothel, and was sentenced to 10 months...