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English noun: riot act | |||
| 1. | riot act (communication) a vigorous reprimand | ||
| Samples | I read him the riot act. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | ||
| 2. | Riot Act (communication) a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | law | ||
| Part meronym | criminal law | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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