单词 | riot act |
释义 | Riot Actnounan English statute of 1715 providing that if 12 or more persons assemble unlawfully and riotously, to the disturbance of the public peace, and refuse to disperse upon proclamation they shall be considered guilty of felony. Idioms for Riot Act
read someone the riot act, Words nearby Riot ActRío Muni, Río Negro, Rion Strait, Riopelle, riot, Riot Act, riot gun, riotous, riotous living, riot shield, riot squad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Riot Act
British Dictionary definitions for Riot ActRiot Act nouncriminal law (formerly in England) a statute of 1715 by which persons committing a riot had to disperse within an hour of the reading of the act by a magistrate read the riot act to someone to warn or reprimand someone severely Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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