What does it mean "disorderly persons"? Is it a crime?

Question

What does it mean "disorderly persons"? Is it a crime?

Answer 1

A disorderly person is someone who is causing a disturbance, either by fighting, cussing (in the right situations), yelling/screaming, harrasssing, etc.  

Disorderly Conduct is a misdemeanor crime that in MN has a bail of $200.

Answer 2

People who are disruptive to the general peace and quiet of a neighborhood or those around them can be charged with disturbing the peace. Yelling and talking loudly for a prolonged period of time so that it disturbs the public, loitering (hanging around with no clear reason for being there), playing loud music and talking loudly after 10 or 11pm (times vary in different cities), etc. are examples of being disorderly and disturbing the peace.

Answer 3

Depending on where you are from it has different names but it is all basically the same. Where a person is by reason of their behaviour distrupting the general amenity and peaceful use of any public area; this includes, abusive language, disrderly behaviour, urinating in public, osbcene language, fighting.

While a person may spoken to police for any and or all of these things, it is up to the discretion of the police officer as to whether or not he or (she) arrests someone for it.

In QLD Australia this offence is referred to as "committing a public nuisance offence" and is what is called a simple offence and is not a 'crime' as such. For first time offenders it usually generates a $150 fine with no conviction recorded.

Answer 4

it's a nice way of saying you're acting like an @sshole