unlawful assembly
Prohibited public congregation
Unlawful assembly is a legal term for a gathering of people that authorities deem likely to disturb the peace or incite violence.
The threshold varies by jurisdiction, but typically requires three or more persons assembling with a shared intent to commit an illegal act or to achieve a lawful purpose through unlawful means.
Police often declare an unlawful assembly before dispersing protesters or crowds.
The demonstration was declared an unlawful assembly after bottles were thrown at officers.
- incitementProvoking unlawful behavior
- riotViolent public disturbance
- riot policeOfficers deployed for civil unrest
- breach of peaceDisorderly conduct offense
- seditionInciting revolt against government
public disorder · disorderly conduct · public nuisance · affray · civil unrest · angry mob · mob · rout · disturbance · curfew violation · political activism · protest · trespassing · demonstration · rally · vandalism · tear gas · street protest
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- civil unrestriot, riots, rioting, mob, uprising
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- protest rightsright to protest, protest rights, demonstrations, peaceful protest, public demonstrations
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- public offensesriot, affray, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, breach of peace
unlawful assemblyprotected speech