Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

4.8.2.6Riot  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to a riot--when lots of people are fighting and breaking the law.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • What words refer to rioting? riot (v), loot, disturb the peace, go on a frenzy, go on a rampage, be in an uproar, run amuck. What words refer to a riot? riot (n), civil disobedience, civil disturbance, clash, commotion, confrontation, disorder, disorderly conduct, disturbance, frenzy, furor, melee, outbreak, rampage, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, uproar. What words refer to people who are rioting? rioter, mob, rabble. What words describe people who are rioting? frenetic, wild. What words describe a situation or actions when people are rioting? riotous, convulsive, disorderly, tumultuous, turbulent.

Notation

  • 4.8.2.6

URI

https://w3id.org/MoRe-SFB1475/CT/concepts/1948372001

Download this concept: