unlawful assembly

noun

1. law a meeting of three or more people with the intent of carrying out any unlawful purpose

Example Sentences

Police on Saturday evening declared an unlawful assembly and issued a dispersal order for a small portion of downtown Los Angeles next to the Metropolitan Detention Center where demonstrators from “No Kings Day” protests had converged.

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A total of 95 men who had been picketing at the plant were arrested and faced trial on riot and unlawful assembly charges.

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Charges range from assault to obstruction, and unlawful assembly.

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Essayli described anyone who remained at a protest scene after an unlawful assembly was declared as a “rioter” and said peaceful protesters “don’t need a face shield.”

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Prosecutors allege Orellana was helping protesters withstand less-lethal munitions being deployed by Los Angeles police officers and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after an unlawful assembly had been declared.

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