Definition of Riots. Meaning of Riots. Synonyms of Riots

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Definition of Riots

Riot
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. --Shak. 2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. Venus loveth riot and dispense. --Chaucer. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope. 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. To run riot, to act wantonly or without restraint.
Riot
Riot Ri"ot, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rioting.] [OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.] 1. 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. Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law. --Daniel. No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows. --Pope. 2. (Law) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3. --Johnson.
Riot
Riot Ri"ot, v. t. To spend or pass in riot. [He] had rioted his life out. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Riots from wikipedia

- institutions, and religious buildings. Riots often occur in reaction to a grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment...
- Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and...
- England riots may refer to: 1715 England riots, across England 1919 England riots, more correctly referred to as the 'South Wales race riots', as it occurred...
- 2006 Vadodara riots 2015 Bharuch riots 2017 Patan riots Parsi–Muslim riots, pre-independence riots in Gujarat and Bombay 1857 Bharuch riot This disambiguation...
- riots in the last few decades. Handsworth Riots may refer to: 1981 Handsworth riots 1985 Handsworth riots 1991 Handsworth riots 2005 Birmingham riots...
- Los Angeles riots may refer to: 1992 Los Angeles riots, following the acquittal of police officers accused of using excessive force against Rodney King...
- aftermath of the Watts riots. The riots are depicted in the third issue of the Before Watchmen: Comedian comic book. The riots are referred to in the...
- 7 August 2011; see 2011 England riots This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Brixton riots. If an internal link led you here...
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- 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots, or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) were a series of riots and civil disturbances...