freedom of assembly

freedom of assembly
The right of citizens of the United States to freely congregate or assemble anywhere should they wish to.

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  • Freedom of assembly — Freedom of assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. [Jeremy McBride, Freedom… …   Wikipedia

  • freedom of assembly — See assembly. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …   Law dictionary

  • freedom of assembly — noun the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑civil right * * * ˌfreedom of asˈsembly 7… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Freedom of assembly in Russia — Freedom of assembly in the Russian Federation is granted by Art. 31 of the Constitution adopted in 1993: Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to gather peacefully, without weapons, and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations …   Wikipedia

  • freedom of assembly — n [U] the right to have public meetings. This right became part of US law under the First Amendment. In Britain, people are generally free to have public meetings and this feedom is now protected by European Convention on European Rights. * * * …   Universalium

  • Freedom of association — is the individual right to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.Jeremy McBride, Foredoom of Association, The Essentials of Human Rights, Hodder Arnold, London, 2005, pg.18] The …   Wikipedia

  • Assembly — may refer to:Biology* Sequence assembly * Genome assembly * Neuronal assembly and Cell assembly theoryPolitics* Deliberative assembly ** General Assembly ** House of Assembly ** Legislative Assembly ** Roman assemblies ** National Assembly **… …   Wikipedia

  • freedom — free·dom n 1: the quality or state of being free: as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another c: the quality or state of being exempt or released …   Law dictionary

  • assembly — as·sem·bly n pl blies 1 a: a company of persons collected together in one place usu. for some common purpose b cap: a legislative body esp. that makes up the lower house of a legislature see also general assembly …   Law dictionary

  • Freedom of movement — This article is about the right to travel. For the mechanical concept, see Range of motion. Part of a series on Freedom …   Wikipedia

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