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Unlawful assembly

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005099

A gathering of three or more people with the intent to commit an unlawful act or to carry out a lawful act in a tumultuous or disorderly manner. This offense is often considered a precursor to a riot. Many jurisdictions require that the participants have a common purpose to be deemed an unlawful assembly.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005099
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Unlawful assembly",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A gathering of three or more people with the intent to commit an unlawful act or to carry out a lawful act in a tumultuous or disorderly manner. This offense is often considered a precursor to a riot. Many jurisdictions require that the participants have a common purpose to be deemed an unlawful assembly.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/unlawful-assembly/"
}

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