riot act

collocation in English

meaningsofriotandact

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riot
noun
uk
/ˈraɪ.ət/us
/ˈraɪ.ət/
an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofriotandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofriot act

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It is quite clear that many of them willriotactupon this economic sanction.
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For instance, if there is difficulty on board a ship, the lower deck is cleared and theriotactis read.
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The meeting descended into violence between the protesters and the police, with theriotactbeing read.
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At least once the drivers had been read theriotactturn up or face extinction.
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The next day, theriotactwas read and mass arrests of the strikers were begun, including a raid on the church.
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Theriotactwas read, and two or three of the ringleaders were taken prisoners.
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Shiv bails them out and reads them theriotactat home.
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They have been reviewed as theriotactof the show.
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When it became known that the lower storey of the building was on fire, theriotactwas read, following which the police opened fire on the crowd.
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That suggests that the whole process is riot acting as a deterrent.
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