Riot seems to be a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons, or more, assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one another, against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private... A Digest of the Laws of England - Page 349by Sir John Comyns - 1822Full view - About this book
| Jacob D. Wheeler - Common law - 1836 - 624 pages
...execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards executing the same in a violent or turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were lawful or unlawful ;" Hawkins, PC c. 65, s. 1. The conduct of Biooks, and those with him, come within... | |
| Richard Burn - Justice of the peace - 1837 - 1196 pages
...some enterprise of a private nature, with force or violence, against the peace, or to the manifest terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful ; and if they only meet to such a purpose or intent, although they shall after depart of their own... | |
| William Dickinson - Criminal law - 1841 - 1196 pages
...mutually to assist one another against any one who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature; and afterwards actually executing...the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful (e). Rout, >i-!iut.] — A rout is said to be a disturbance of the peace, by persons assembling together... | |
| Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1841 - 522 pages
...against any who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner,...the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful.' The assembling together therefore in a case where the law authorises parties to meet and use force... | |
| Frederick Augustus Griffiths - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1841 - 226 pages
...some enterprise of a private nature, with force or violence, against the peace, or to the manifest terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful, or unlawful. ^ Rout is where three or more, constituting an unlawful assembly, do make some advances towards the... | |
| Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - Criminal law - 1841 - 834 pages
...of some enterprise of a private nature, with force or violence against the peace, or to the manifest terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful, and though they afterwards depart of their own accord without doing any thing, it is an unlawful assembly.... | |
| Law - 1848 - 592 pages
...mutually to assist one another against any one who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing...the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful." It is enough that any one person be terrified. (Reg. v. Longford, 1 Car. & M. 602.) Secondly, there... | |
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