HyperDic: public_violence

English > 1 sense of the expression public violence:
NOUNactpublic violence, riota public act of violence by an unruly mob
English > public violence: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA public act of violence by an unruly mob.
Synonymriot
Narrowerrace riotA riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
Broaderviolence, forceAn act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
Spanishdisturbio

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