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Meaning of "prison riot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRISON RIOT

prison riot  [ˈprɪzən ˈraɪət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRISON RIOT

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Prison riot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRISON RIOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prison riot

Prison riot

A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners in attempt to force change or express a grievance. Prison riots have received little academic attention. The papers that do exist tend to draw a connection between prison conditions and riots, or discuss the dynamics of the modern prison riot. In addition, a large proportion of papers focus on specific cases of prison riots.

Definition of prison riot in the English dictionary

The definition of prison riot in the dictionary is a disturbance made by an unruly mob in a prison.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRISON RIOT


antiriot
ˌæntɪˈraɪət
ariot
əˈraɪət
Byatt
ˈbaɪət
diet
ˈdaɪət
disquiet
dɪsˈkwaɪət
fiat
ˈfaɪət
inquiet
ɪnˈkwaɪət
misdiet
ˌmɪsˈdaɪət
piet
ˈpaɪət
postriot
ˌpəʊstˈraɪət
preriot
priːˈraɪət
pyat
ˈpaɪət
pyet
ˈpaɪət
pyot
ˈpaɪət
quiet
ˈkwaɪət
riot
ˈraɪət
ryot
ˈraɪət
ultraquiet
ˌʌltrəˈkwaɪət
unquiet
ʌnˈkwaɪət
Wyatt
ˈwaɪət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRISON RIOT

prison
prison authorities
prison camp
prison farm
prison governor
prison guard
prison inmate
prison officer
prison population
prison sentence
prison van
prison visitor
prison warder
prison yard
prisoner
prisoner of conscience
prisoner of war
prisoner´s base
prisonment
prisonous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRISON RIOT

chariot
compatriot
copatriot
Cypriot
Greek Cypriot
griot
heriot
Herriot
Iscariot
Judas Iscariot
loriot
patriot
race riot
run riot
superpatriot
timariot
Turkish Cypriot

Synonyms and antonyms of prison riot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prison riot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRISON RIOT

Find out the translation of prison riot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prison riot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prison riot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

监狱暴动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motín en la cárcel
570 millions of speakers

English

prison riot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेल दंगा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شغب السجن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тюремного бунта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারাগার দাঙ্গা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

émeute dans une prison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rusuhan penjara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefängnisaufstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刑務所暴動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교도소 폭동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Riot pakunjaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà tù nổi loạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறையில் கலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुरुंगात दंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hapishane isyan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carcere sommossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

więzienie zamieszek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тюремного бунту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

revolta închisoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλακή ταραχών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevangenis oproer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fängelse upplopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fengsel opprør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prison riot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON RIOT»

The term «prison riot» is regularly used and occupies the 76.213 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON RIOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prison riot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRISON RIOT»

Discover the use of prison riot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prison riot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt
The rebels demanded — and were granted — the presence of a group of observers to act as unofficial mediators. Tom Wicker, then the Associate Editor of the New York Times, was one of those summoned. This is his account.
Tom Wicker, 2011
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A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt
At the outset the rebels demanded-and were granted-the presence of a group of observers to act as unofficial mediators. Tom Wicker, then the associate editor of The New York Times, was one of those summoned.
Tom Wicker, 2011
3
Power, Discourse, and Resistance: A Genealogy of the ...
This book provides a detailed sociological explanation of why Strangeways, one of the largest prisons in Europe, erupted in violent protest in April 1990.
Eamonn Carrabine, 2004
4
Siege in Lucasville
This work has been ten years in the making.
Gary Williams, 2003
5
States of Siege : U.S. Prison Riots, 1971-1986: U.S. Prison ...
Perhaps we should say what the term "prison riot" means in this book. In common usage, we think of "riots" as unorganized, maybe even mindless events. To most people, "riot" is one thing, "protest" something else. Protestors have slogans ...
Public Safety Research at the Urban Research Institute University of Louisville Bert Useem Director, Peter Kimball Data Analyst and Statistician College of Health Care Executives, 1989
6
Essentials of Corrections
Most of the 33 dead in the Santa Fe prison riot were snitches or inmates against whom other prisoners had grudges (Bingaman 1980; Colvin 1982; Mahan 1982). Inmates assaulted and sodomized 11 guards. An army of prison guards, state ...
G. Larry Mays, Latham Thomas Winfree, 2008
7
The Encyclopedia of American Prisons
ATTICA Prison Riot doors. This was a time when hysteria about gangsters was at its zenith. Ideally, the plan was to keep the operation quiet, but this proved impossible; when the public learned of the plan to move “the Atlanta boys,” there were ...
Carl Sifakis, 2002
8
Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration
Prison riots, 1970–2005. Source: New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Christian Science Monitor. the central feature of a prison riot is dual power: inmates claim to control prison territory, at least for a time. Accordingly, we  ...
Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl, 2008
9
Governing Prisons
It is still harder to suppose that in each case the result was a prison riot. An examination of the prison riots of 1951-1953 inspires what, from the sociological perspective, is a heretical speculation; namely, that the prison gang leader of the  ...
John J. DiIulio, 1990
10
Ebony
... was a cruel joke." An example of such "rehabilitation": barbering courses for inmates when officials knew full well that felons could not hold a barber's license in New York State. These conditions were root causes of the Attica Prison riot ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRISON RIOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prison riot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pynn expected to plead guilty to riot charges
... convicted of manslaughter in the 2011 shooting death of Nick Winsor — will likely plead guilty to charges in connection with a prison riot last ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
2
George Moshi, who took part in riot at Fulham Correctional Centre …
Ms Popovic today imposed another 12-month prison term for charges stemming from the prison riot, but ordered the term be served ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
Tecumseh inmates dispute state officials' report on riot, saying it …
LINCOLN — Inmates at the Tecumseh State Prison are disputing some aspects of a state report on a prison riot in May that left two inmates ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
4
Watch Flosstradamus' Debaucherous Prison Riot Music Video
Flosstradamus and GTA's trap anthem “Prison Riot,” has garnered a massive response since its release on the Soundclash EP. Now, the rowdy ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
5
Prison guard says management knew a riot was pending at …
Commissioner Jan Shuard said on radio that the state's worst prison riot sparked by smoking bans had “caught us unawares”. But John, an ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
6
Flosstradamus, GTA, Lil Jon Start A 'Prison Riot' In New Video
From the looks of the music video to their collaborative single, Prison Riot, it involves a turnt-up motivational speaker, kush, tattoos, and one ... «LessThan3, Jul 15»
7
Melbourne Remand Centre riot bill tops $20 million as 12-month …
DAMAGE BILL FROM PRISON RIOT RISING. It is understood private contractors began meeting with Corrections Victoria on Monday and some ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Legacy of Victorian prison riot leaves jail struggling to operate
THE prison at the centre of Victoria's worst riot in history is struggling to operate with staff refusing to turn up for shifts and inmates living in ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
9
Ariz. correctional officer takes own life after prison riot
GOLDEN VALLEY — The correctional officer whose encounter with an inmate escalated into a riot at the Kingman Arizona State Prison has taken his own life. «CorrectionsOne, Jul 15»
10
Trump haboob obscured firestorm over prison riot
Gov. Doug Ducey owes Donald Trump a huge thank-you. "The Donald" blew into town like a haboob – exactly like a haboob – all bluster and ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

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