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riot act

/ riot act /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
Type of:
law
Has parts:
criminal law
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
a vigorous reprimand
"I read him the riot act"
Type of:
rebuke reproof reproval
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
3
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law rebuke reproof reproval