What does rioting mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rioting, riotnoun

    a state of disorder involving group violence

Wiktionary

  1. riotingnoun

    A riot.

Wikipedia

  1. rioting

    A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings.Riots often occur in reaction to a grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment, poor living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups (race riot) or religions (sectarian violence, pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event (sports riot, football hooliganism) or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances.While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots typically consist of disorganized groups that are frequently "chaotic and exhibit herd behavior." There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that riots are not irrational, herd-like behavior (sometimes called mob mentality), but actually follow inverted social norms.Dealing with riots is often a difficult task for police forces. They may use tear gas or CS gas to control rioters. Riot police may use less-than-lethal methods of control, such as shotguns that fire flexible baton rounds to injure or otherwise incapacitate rioters for easier arrest.

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  1. rioting

    Rioting is defined as a form of civil disorder characterized by violent behavior from a group of people expressing their protest or resistance towards certain events, policies, or situations. It typically involves destruction of property, public disorder, harm to individuals or the community, and is seen as a serious breach of peace.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rioting

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rioting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rioting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of rioting in a Sentence

  1. Ralph Giannola:

    It's awesome that Trump is here. ... That's a good thing, i just don't want to see any rioting. I mean, protests are OK. I don't want to see anybody get hurt.

  2. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

    Freedom of speech is valuable to all Americans, but rioting and criminal activity is no way to exercise that right.

  3. Lee Rowland:

    The fact that some other human makes a decision to violate the law does not make you a criminal, and the problem with that law is that it views every protestor with criminal suspicion, so while rioting is not protected, the problem with that bill is it took every protester and rounded them up to a rioter effectively if one person makes the choice to break the law.

  4. Hazel Dukes:

    We don't want to see rioting, we don't want to see the destruction of our community.

  5. Mark Robinson:

    I think it would have probably encouraged more rioting. And( the rioters would have) felt supported. If the presidential motorcade came in support of them. So I think the insurrectionists probably would have felt as though they had the support of the President.

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