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proper noun 
  1. An English law that stated that if 12 or more people assembled unlawfully in a public place they must disperse when read a proclamation
Etymology: Properly An act for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the rioters — 1715

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