public nuisance
noun
LAW ukus [ C or U ]
someone or something that causes harm to people in general, rather than to particular people:
Odours from the factory may amount to a public nuisance.
[ U ]
the crime of causing harm to people in general, rather than to particular people:
The aim of the law of public nuisance is to prevent interference with the rights of the public at large.
public nuisance laws/violations/suits