civil disorder

civil disorder definition - legal

n

A public disturbance by three or more people involving acts of violence that cause immediate danger, damage, or injury to others or their property.

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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