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Riot Act
Riot Act
noun
Idiom2.
read (someone) the riot act,
a.
to reprimand; censure: The principal read them the riot act for their behavior at the assembly.
b.
to give (someone) a sharp warning.
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| Riot Act | |
| —n | |
| 1. | criminal law (formerly in England) a statute of 1715 by which persons committing a riot had to disperse within an hour of the reading of the act by a magistrate |
| 2. | read the riot act to someone to warn or reprimand someone severely |
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