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, legislative assembly
2: the act of coming together: the condition of being assembled see also unlawful assembly
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.