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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIOT ACT

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WHAT DOES RIOT ACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Riot Act

Riot Act

The Riot Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that authorised local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled, and thus have to disperse or face punitive action. The Act, whose long title was "An Act for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the rioters", came into force on 1 August 1715. It was repealed for England and Wales by section 10 of, and Part III of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.

Definition of Riot Act in the English dictionary

The definition of Riot Act in the dictionary is 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.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RIOT ACT

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Synonyms and antonyms of Riot Act in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Riot Act» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

防暴法案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Riot Act
570 millions of speakers

English

Riot Act
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दंगा अधिनियम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قانون الشغب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Riot Act
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

riot Act
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রায়ট অ্যাক্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Riot Act
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akta Riot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riot Act
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライオットアクト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폭동 법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undhang-undhang Riot
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đạo luật chống bạo động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலகம் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंगा अॅक्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İsyan Yasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Atto Riot
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Riot Act
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Riot Act
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Legea Riot
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Riot Act
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

oproer Wet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Riot Act
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Riot Act
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIOT ACT»

The term «Riot Act» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Riot Act

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIOT ACT»

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The Riot Act
" . . Stephen Romano Isn't fuc*king around. He means to get under your skin and crawl, bump around inside there, and with these stories he manages just that.
Stephen Romano, 2006
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Riot Act
Daniel and his best friend get caught up in a postgame riot.
Diane Tullson, 2012
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Riot Act
"A self-defense expert with a motorbike and an attitude, Charlie Fox doesn't need to go looking for trouble.
Zoë Sharp, 2013
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Reading The Riot Act: A Brief History Of Riots In Vancouver
Literary Nonfiction. Canadian History. "Reading the Riot Act" is a phrase that has entered the popular lexicon, meaning the action taken by authority figures when they perceive that their "charges" are getting out of hand.
Michael Barnholden, 2005
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The Riot Act
Poetry. Comprised of "Why I Don't Write Novels" (34 faux sonnets), "Conversion" (short prose), and "Up the Wazoo" (occasional poems), THE RIOT ACT continues Geoffrey Young's compelling engagement with language, history, and personal life in ...
Geoffrey Young, 2008
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Retreat from Injustice: Human Rights Law in Australia
An applicable Imperial statute received on settlement was the Riot Act 1714 (Eng & W).100 Section 8 of this Act provides that: [I]f any persons to the number of twelve or more are unlawfully, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the ...
Nick O'Neill, Simon Rice, Roger Douglas, 2004
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October Crisis 1970: An Insider's View
Because the mayor of the City opposed the reading of the Riot Act, the government of Mr. Robert Borden decreed martial law; and the army, after shooting into the crowd and killing five persons, succeeded in reestablishing calm.”13 One may ...
William Tetley, 2006
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The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time
The House had been told, that the Riot act was read before the yeomanry were Ordered to make a charge upon the people. But the reading of the Riot act did not authorize the shedding of the blood of men, women and children. Such a ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1820
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Critical Moments: Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre
The Riot Act, by Tom Paulin and High Time, by Derek Mahon Guildhall Theatre, Deny Sunday Tribune, 23 Sept 1984 Though they are theatrically the starkest contrast imaginable, the two halves of Field Day's new production have a certain  ...
Julia Furay, Redmond O'Hanlon, 2003
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ABA Journal
Such a proclamation, which in the United States has no time limit prescribed by statute, dates from 179293 and was modeled on the proclamation first provided for in the English Riot Act of 1714. Under the English measure, a civil magistrate  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIOT ACT»

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Today in history: reading the Riot Act for 300 years
Has anyone ever "read you the Riot Act?" You may not have known that the Riot Act was passed by an act of the British Parliament on this date exactly 300 years ... «People's World, Jul 15»
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The parental breaking point: Video of Baltimore mom reading son …
The parental breaking point: Video of Baltimore mom reading son riot act goes ... footage that has been broadcast of the Baltimore riots, one video of a mother ... «89.3 KPCC, Apr 15»
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The Fires Last Time: Lessons from the 1968 Baltimore Riots
Yesterday's rioting in Baltimore recalls the turmoil that swept that city and 125 ... “Agnew's reading of the riot act to the civil rights leaders who had gone silent in ... «National Review Online, Apr 15»
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Riot Act. // Scenes From Last Night's Sold-Out Sleater-Kinney Show …
For better or worse, it's hard to separate a band like Sleater-Kinney from the Riot grrrl movement it heavily associated with in the early '90s. Hell, it was even one ... «Central Track, Apr 15»
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Rihanna Reads Indiana the Riot Act Over Religious 'Freedom' Law …
Rihanna performed at the NCAA March Madness Festival in Indianapolis and slammed the state for passing its 'religious freedom' law. (Photo by Simone ... «TheImproper.com, Apr 15»
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Election Violence: Ogun Police Command Reads Riot Act To …
Police As political activities gather momentum,the Ogun State Police command has read the riot act to politicians against violence during their campaigns, ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jan 15»
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Riot act is a triumph of optimism: QUENTIN LETTS reviews Little …
Her subject in Little Revolution is the London riots of the summer of 2011. Miss Blythe went into the streets of Hackney during and after those disturbances and ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
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PCCW Reads Riot Act to Huawei, ZTE
Hong Kong telecom, IT, and media giant PCCW has read the riot act to staff at Huawei and ZTE as the process of merging PCCW's telecom network with that of ... «Light Reading, Jun 14»
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Rahul reads the riot act: Congress V-P says Modi is 'answerable on …
The nation needs to know lots more about the riots, Gandhi has said, declaring that UPA III is around the corner and that the Aam Aadmi Party is not a national ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
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Reading the Riot Act in Little India: an Exercise in the Rule of Law in …
Undoubtedly some of the rioters will be read the riot act in Little India or rather for their acts in Little India. Police investigations have to take place and those ... «The Establishment Post, Dec 13»

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