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riot act / Riot Act > 2 senses
NOUN1riot actA vigorous reprimand
2Riot ActA former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
riot act > noun 1, communication
MeaningA vigorous reprimand.
Examples"I read him the riot act"
Broaderrebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
Riot Act > noun 2, communication
MeaningA former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them.
Part ofcriminal law
Categorylaw, jurisprudence
Broaderlaw

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