Rout

In criminal law. A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with an intention to do a thing which, if executed, would have made them rioters, and actually making a motion towards the execution of their purpose. It generally agrees in all particulars with a riot, except only in this, that it may be a complete offense without the execution of the intended enterprise. Hawk. P. C. c. 65, § 14; 1 Russ. Crimes, 253; 4 Bl. Comm. 140; Viner, Abr. "Riots, etc." (A 2); Comyn, Dig. "Forcible Entry" (D 9).

A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled together with an intention to do a thing which if executed would have made them rioters, and actually making a motion towards' the execution of their purpose. Hawk. PI. C. 516. It generally agrees in all particulars with a riot, except only in this: that it may be a complete offence without the execution of the intended enterprise; id. c. 65, s. 14; 1 Russ. Cr. 253; 4 Bla. Com. 140. Where a number of persons met, staked money, and agreed to engage in a prize-fight, it was held a rout; 2 Speers 599. Not less than three assembled persons are sufficient to constitute the of-

In English law. A disturbance of of persons with an intention to do make them rioters, and actu Mly making tion of their intention; an incipient riot. common word in wills.; a vagrant of either sex. kept on parchment or on leaves in the form of a! book. of sheets, of parchment on when completed were rolled were many of these rolls, such roll, the imparlance roll, the rolL And among the other as the rolls of Parliament, the patent rolls, the Gascon; Welsh rolls, the coronation which in ordinary use is another, as cars and locomotives. Chancery Lane, London, in of the court of chancery, virtue of his office, the keeper. laws which prevailed among of Justinian, now generally sense, merely the law of anterior to Justinian. tribute of one penny from feast of St Peter, v. Peter's of a Genoese court of the in maritime and commer- Stracoha, have been held in composed of one or more parchment roll. Rotalus Win- — a term sometimes apa similar record made by law. A free tenure without law. A free tenant of land in kind. the peace by an assembling that which, if executed, will a motion towards execu-

Where three or roore persons meet to do an unlawful act upon a common quarrel, as, forcibly breaking down fences upon a right claimed of common or of way, and make some advances toward it.i A disturbance of the peace by persons assembling together with an intent to do a thing which, if executed, will make them rioters, and actually making a motion toward the execution thereof. 2 Compare Asseubly, Unlawful; Riot.

An incipient riot; a meeting of three or more to do an unlawful act for a common grievance.

According to Hawkins's definition, which has been often quoted and approved, is a disturbance of the peace by persons assembling together with an intent to do a thing which, if executed, will make them rioters, and actually making a motion towards the execution thereof. As to the distinction between riot, rout, and unlawful assembly, see Unlawful Assembly.

crim. law, is a disturbance of the peace by persons assembimg together with an intention to do a thing, which, if executed, would have made them rioters, and actually agrees in all particulars with a riot, except only in this, that it may be a complete offence without the execution of the intended enterprise. Hawk. c. 65, s. 14; 1 Russ. on Cr. 253; 4 BI. Com. 140; Vin. Abr. Riots, é&c. (A 2); Com. Dig. Forceable Entry, (D 9).