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Riot Act

Riot Act proper noun: an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled and order them to disperse or face punitive action.

Proper noun

Riot Act

  1. (historical) An act of the Parliament of Great Britain which authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled and order them to disperse or face punitive action.

Words formed from Riot Act

Questions about Riot Act

What does Riot Act mean?
Riot Act means an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled and order them to disperse or face punitive action.
What part of speech is Riot Act?
Riot Act is a proper noun.

Words near Riot Act in the dictionary

  1. Riordan
  2. Riordans
  3. Riordon
  4. rios
  5. riot
  6. Riot Act
  7. riot booster
  8. riot boosters
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  10. riot gear
  11. riot girl

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