2. Verb. (third-person singular of riot) ¹
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Definition of Riots
1. riot [v] - See also: riot
Medical Definition of Riots
1. A form of violent crowd behaviour which expresses the emotional release of resentments and prejudices, usually relevant to grievances toward the social system. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riots
Literary usage of Riots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States of America: Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1917)
"The columns of our weekly press teemed with news of murders, riots, and executions.
... In our most populous cities riots of all kinds blossomed out: Irish ..."
2. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1894)
"Thousands were interpreting the law as they saw fit, and applying their own
penalties. In our most populous cities riots blossomed out of all kinds: Irish ..."
3. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Vincent (1889)
"Great riots throughout th« country, occasioned by the chartists ; a proclamation
... 12 July, 1849 Serious riots at Yarmouth, through a dispute between the ..."
4. The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley (1996)
"CHAPTER 12 The Civil War: Draft riots Provost Marshal will be sustained by the
... Although the New York riots were larger and deadlier than those that went ..."
5. The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot by Chicago Commission on Race Relations (1922)
"Current comment concerning the riots suggested political corruption and laxity
of law enforcement as important underlying causes of the riots. ..."
6. The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot by Illinois Chicago Commission on Race Relations (1922)
"Current comment concerning the riots suggested political corruption and laxity
of law enforcement as important underlying causes of the riots. ..."
7. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"The Luddite riots have been described as the most formidable of all ...
Whatever their origin, the Luddite riots were numerous and formidable in the big ..."
8. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1910)
"The effect of these riots on the Presidential campaign was widespread. The Indiana
State Convention of Demo-' crats complained of the attempt to array the ..."
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