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Definition :

Rout, a disturbance of the peace by persons assembl-ing with an intention to do a thing which, if it be executed, will make them rioters, and actually making a motion towards its execution, 4 Steph. Com.

The offense that occurs when an unlawful assembly makes some move toward the accomplishment of its participants' common purpose, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1330.

Means the offence that occurs when an unlawful assembly makes some move towards the accomplishment of its participants' common purpose, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1330.