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Rioting - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Rioting : (noun)
1: a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: riot]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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