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 Definitions of riot act  [ˈraɪ ət]  

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Definition of 'riot act' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Riot Act
an English statute of 1715 making it a felony for an assembly of 12 or more persons to refuse to disperse when ordered by an authority.

2.  Riot Act
to reprove or warn someone sharply.
Definition of 'riot act' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) riot act
a vigorous reprimand
"I read him the riot act"

2. (noun) Riot Act
a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them

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