gang assault
Collective violent crime
Gang assault is a criminal attack carried out by multiple people acting together against one or more victims.
The term appears primarily in legal contexts, where it often designates a specific charge more serious than simple assault due to the group nature of the attack: He was charged with gang assault in the second degree.
The "gang" refers to the group action, not necessarily membership in a criminal organization.
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- mob mentalityCollective irrationality in groups
- attackAggressive act against another
- random attackUnprovoked strike on strangers
- violenceHarmful physical force
beat down · beating · brawl · thugs · victims · brutal · ambush · jumped · jumped in · street · pack · swarm · kicks · punches · outnumbered · stomp · curb stomp · crew
- mob attackswarm, mob, pile on, dogpile, overwhelm
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression