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MOBBING AND RIOTING, Scotch law (law)


MOBBING AND RIOTING, Scotch law. The general term mobbing and rioting includes all those convocations of the lieges for violent and unlawful includes all those convocations of the lieges for violent and unlawful purposes, which are attended with injury to the persons or property of the purposes, which are attended with injury to the persons or property of the lieges, or terror and alarm to the neighborhood in which it takes place. The lieges, or terror and alarm to the neighborhood in which it takes place. The two phrases are usually placed together, but, nevertheless, they have two phrases are usually placed together, but, nevertheless, they have distinct meanings, and are sometimes used separately in legal language; the distinct meanings, and are sometimes used separately in legal language; the word mobbing being peculiarly applicable to the unlawful assemblage and word mobbing being peculiarly applicable to the unlawful assemblage and violence of a number of persons, and that of rioting to the outrageous violence of a number of persons, and that of rioting to the outrageous behaviour of a single individual. Alison, Prin. C. Law of Scotl. c. 23, p. behaviour of a single individual. Alison, Prin. C. Law of Scotl. c. 23, p. 509. 509.