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assembly definition - legal

n

  1. A group of people gathering, coming together, or meeting, or already so assembled, for a common purpose.
  2. A legislative body, especially, in many states, the lower house of the state legislature.
unlawful assembly
Three or more individuals gathering, coming together, or meeting with the common intention of committing a violent crime or some act, lawful or unlawful, that will breach the peace.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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