| NOUN | act | public violence, riot | a public act of violence by an unruly mob |
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| Meaning | A public act of violence by an unruly mob. | |
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| Synonym | riot | |
| Narrower | race riot | A riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community |
| Broader | violence, force | An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
| Spanish | disturbio | |
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