violent or wild public disturbance; person or thing that is extremely funny; outburst of emotion; wild merrymaking, boisterous revelry
participate in a violent public disturbance; engage in wild partying, behave in a wanton manner; run wild, behave uncontrollably; spend money on an extravagant and wanton lifestyle; (about hunting dogs) chase an animal other than the intended game
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Riot Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Riot Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To spend or pass in riot.
To spend or pass in riot.
(v. i.)
To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.
To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.
(v. i.)
To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3.
To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3.
(n.)
Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
(n.)
The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
(n.)
Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutExcessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
riot
\ri"ot\, v. t. to spend or pass in riot. [he] had rioted his life out.
riot
\ri"ot\ (?), n. [of. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. od. revot, ravot.]
1. wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. his headstrong riot hath no curb.
2. excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. venus loveth riot and dispense. the lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.
3. (law) the tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
similar words(5)
riot control
riot act
to run riot
riot control operations
race riot
Meaning
Warn roudy characters to stop behaving badly.
Origin
In English law the control of unruly citizens was the responsibility of local magistrates. If more than twelve people didn't disperse after the Riot Act was read to them the magistrate could order their arrest. No longer applies in law as the 1715 Riot Act was superseded by the 1986 Public Order Act.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Warn roudy characters to stop behaving badly.
Origin
In English law the control of unruly citizens was the responsibility of local magistrates. If more than twelve people didn't disperse after the Riot Act was read to them the magistrate could order their arrest. No longer applies in law as the 1715 Riot Act was superseded by the 1986 Public Order Act.
Riot, (n.)
A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
trio tori
Noun
1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
(synonym) public violence
(hypernym) violence, force
(hyponym) race riot
2. a state of disorder involving group violence
(synonym) rioting
(hypernym) disorder
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
(synonym) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow
(hypernym) joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
(synonym) orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
(hypernym) revel, revelry
(derivation) carouse, roister
Verb
1. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
(hypernym) rampage
(derivation) rioting
2. engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night"
(synonym) carouse, roister
(hypernym) revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
(derivation) orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
Riot Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of riots, foretells disappointing affairs.
To see a friend killed in a riot, you will have bad luck in all undertakings, and the death, or some serious illness, of some person will cause you distress.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo see a friend killed in a riot, you will have bad luck in all undertakings, and the death, or some serious illness, of some person will cause you distress.
Riot Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Riot Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A riot is a form of civil disorder characterized often by what is thought of as disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots are thought to be typically chaotic and exhibit herd behaviour, and usually generated by civil unrest. However, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that riots are not irrational, herd-like behaviour, but follow inverted social norms.
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Riot may refer to a number of different topics, including:
- Riot, a form of civil disorder
- Riot (band), a American heavy metal band
- Riot (song), a song by Three Days Grace
- Riot!, the title of the second album by Paramore
- Riot (comics), a fictional character
- Riot, a manga by Satoshi Shiki
- The Riot, a 1913 film starring Fatty Arbuckle
- Riot (film), a 1969 film starring Jim Brown and Gene Hackman
- Riot (1997 film), a 1997 made-for-television movie starring Luke Perry, Mario Van Peebles, and Lucy Liu
- RiOT, a Japanese video game developer
- MOS Technology 6532 RAM-I/O-Timer (RIOT), an integrated circuit
- Royal Institute of Technology, a university in Sweden
- Riot Games, an independent game developer known for League of Legends
- Ra Ra Riot, an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York
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Riot! is the second studio album by American rock band Paramore, succeeding their debut album All We Know Is Falling, and was released in the United States on June 12, 2007 and in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2007. The album was certified Platinum in The US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and in Ireland by Irish Recorded Music Association, and Gold in the UK. Riot! produced 4 singles: "Misery Business", "Hallelujah", "Crushcrushcrush" and "That's What You Get".
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Riot Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
A public disturbance involving (1) an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual or (2) a threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual. 18 USC
At common law a riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent, mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful.
In this case there must be proved, first, an unlawful assembling; for if a number of persons lawfully met together; as, for example, at a fire, in a theatre or a church, should suddenly quarrel and fight, the offence is an affray and not a riot, because there was no unlawful assembling; but if three or more being so assembled, on a dispute occurring, they form into parties with promises of mutual assistance, which promises may be express, or implied from the circumstances, then the offence will no longer be an affray, but a riot; the unlawful combination will amount to an assembling within the meaning of the law. In this manner any lawful assembly may be converted into a riot. Any one who joins the rioters after they have actually commenced, is equally guilty as if he had joined them while assembling.
Secondly, proof must be made of actual violence and force on the part of the rioters, or of such circumstances as have an apparent tendency to force and violence, and calculated to strike terror into the public mind. The definition requires that the offenders should assemble of their own authority, in order to create a riot; if, therefore, the parties act under the authority of the law, they may use any necessary force to enforce their mandate, without committing this offence.
Thirdly, evidence must be given that the defendants acted in the riot, and were participants in the disturbance.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.At common law a riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent, mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful.
In this case there must be proved, first, an unlawful assembling; for if a number of persons lawfully met together; as, for example, at a fire, in a theatre or a church, should suddenly quarrel and fight, the offence is an affray and not a riot, because there was no unlawful assembling; but if three or more being so assembled, on a dispute occurring, they form into parties with promises of mutual assistance, which promises may be express, or implied from the circumstances, then the offence will no longer be an affray, but a riot; the unlawful combination will amount to an assembling within the meaning of the law. In this manner any lawful assembly may be converted into a riot. Any one who joins the rioters after they have actually commenced, is equally guilty as if he had joined them while assembling.
Secondly, proof must be made of actual violence and force on the part of the rioters, or of such circumstances as have an apparent tendency to force and violence, and calculated to strike terror into the public mind. The definition requires that the offenders should assemble of their own authority, in order to create a riot; if, therefore, the parties act under the authority of the law, they may use any necessary force to enforce their mandate, without committing this offence.
Thirdly, evidence must be given that the defendants acted in the riot, and were participants in the disturbance.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Three or more persons who assemble and advance a purpose together, with the intent to use force if necessary, and raising alarm of a reasonable person(s). - (read more on Riot)
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