Nuisances are part of tort law. Torts are civil wrongs whether intentional or accidental from which injury occurs to another. Nuisances can be public or private. A public nuisance is an unreasonable interference with a right common to the general public while a private nuisance is an interference with a person's enjoyment and use of his land. Black's Law Dictionary defines a nuisance as"... that which annoys and disturbs one in possession of his property, rendering its ordinary use and occupation physically uncomfortable to him." It defines a private nuisance as:.."anything done to the hurt or annoyance of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments of another. As distinguished from public nuisance, it includes any wrongful act which destroys or deteriorates the property of an individual or of a few persons or interferes with their lawful use or enjoyment thereof, or any act which unlawfully hinders them in the enjoyment of a common or public right and causes them a special injury different from that sustained by the general public." The word "nuisance" is connected closely with the word "disturbance" which is used extensively in many noise ordinances. A definition below further restricts the meaning to "noise disturbance". Nuisance law applies to both community noise regulation as well as private suits brought to court to reduce noise impact.