RIOT ACT
\ɹˈa͡ɪ͡ət ˈakt], \ɹˈaɪət ˈakt], \ɹ_ˈaɪə_t ˈa_k_t]\
Definitions of RIOT ACT
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a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
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a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
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