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Noun: attractive nuisance  u'traktiv 'n(y)oosuns
  1. Anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm
    "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in"

Derived forms: attractive nuisances

Type of: nuisance

Encyclopedia: Attractive nuisance

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