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riot boosting

riot boosting noun: protest activities that encourage rioting.

Noun

riot boosting (uncountable)

  1. (US, neologism) Protest activities that encourage rioting.
    • "‘Riot boosting’ is an unusual and new term. You might be asking yourself what that means, and I think protesters will too," said Vera Eidelman, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who has tracked the bills. "I think it poses a unique threat to speech and appears to be targeted at...2019 March 28, Nicholas Kusnetz, “More States Crack Down on Pipeline Protesters, Including Supporters Who Aren’t Even on the Scene”, in Inside Climate News, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2020
    • The law allows state, and local governments to seek civil damages from activists or groups engaging in "riot boosting", a term which the state defines as someone who "does not personally participate in any riot but directs, advises, encourages, or solicits other persons participating in the riot to...2019, Larry J. Schweiger, The Climate Crisis and Corrupt Politics, page 109

Examples of riot boosting in a sentence

  • "‘Riot boosting’ is an unusual and new term.2019 March 28, Nicholas Kusnetz, “More States Crack Down on Pipeline Protesters, Including Supporters Who Aren’t Even on the Scene”, in...
  • A judge found parts of last year’s “riot boosting” laws to be unconstitutional, in part because they were aimed at demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline.2020 February 19, Stephen Groves, “House passes ‘riot boosting’ bill amid protests”, in AP News:

Questions about riot boosting

What does riot boosting mean?
Riot boosting means protest activities that encourage rioting.
How do you use riot boosting in a sentence?
"‘Riot boosting’ is an unusual and new term.
What part of speech is riot boosting?
Riot boosting is a noun.

Words near riot boosting in the dictionary

  1. rios
  2. riot
  3. Riot Act
  4. riot booster
  5. riot boosters
  6. riot boosting
  7. riot gear
  8. riot girl
  9. riot girls
  10. riot grrl
  11. riot grrls

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