mob action
Unruly group behavior
Mob action is collective behavior by a crowd, typically violent or threatening.
The term appears in legal contexts where statutes define specific thresholds—a certain number of people acting together to intimidate, damage property, or obstruct.
More loosely, any aggressive group conduct: The protest devolved into mob action when windows started breaking.
- lootingTheft during disorder
- riotViolent public disturbance
- deindividuationLoss of self-awareness in groups
- group polarizationDiscussion intensifies shared views
- disorderly conductCriminal public disturbance charge
storming the gates · crowd dynamics · pack mentality · vigilantism · kangaroo court · crowd · scapegoating · public shaming · incitement · extrajudicial · tarring · emotional contagion · groupthink · mass hysteria · hate crime · vigilante justice · lynching · tar and feather
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- mob violenceriot, lynching, vigilantism, looting, rampage
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- rebellionrevolt, rebel, mutiny, insurgency, insurrection
mob actiondue process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
legal proceedings · judicial process · rule of law · civil procedure · court ruling
mob actionpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
silent vigil · candlelight vigil · peaceful assembly · nonviolent resistance · passive resistance