ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm

Example:

their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("attractive nuisance" is a kind of...):

nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)

Credits