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51riot — [[t]ra͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦♦ riots, rioting, rioted 1) N COUNT When there is a riot, a crowd of people behave violently in a public place, for example they fight, throw stones, or damage buildings and vehicles. Twelve inmates have been killed during a… …
52riot — {{11}}riot (n.) early 13c., debauchery, extravagance, wanton living, from O.Fr. riote (masc. riot) dispute, quarrel, perhaps from Prov. riota, of uncertain origin. Meaning public disturbance is first recorded late 14c. Meaning something… …
53read\ someone\ his\ rights — • give someone his rights • read someone his rights v. phr. informal 1. the act of advising arrested criminals that they have the right to remain silent and that everything they say can be held against them in a court of law; that they have the… …
54riot — See: READ THE RIOT ACT, RUN RIOT …
55riot — See: READ THE RIOT ACT, RUN RIOT …
56riot — See: read the riot act, run riot …
57act — See: READ THE RIOT ACT …
58act — See: READ THE RIOT ACT …
59act — See: read the riot act …
60The Gas Heart — Written by Tristan Tzara Characters Mouth Ear Eye Nose Neck Eyebrow Date premiered 1921 …