What is "riot"

Riot \Ri"ot\, n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.]

1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

   His headstrong riot hath no curb.
   --Shak.

2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.

   Venus loveth riot and dispense.
   --Chaucer.

   The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day.
   --Pope.

3. (Law) The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.

   To run riot, to act wantonly or without restraint.

Riot \Ri"ot\, v. t. To spend or pass in riot.

[He] had rioted his life out.
--Tennyson.

Riot \Ri"ot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rioting.] [OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.]

1. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.

   Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.
   --Daniel.

   No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.
   --Pope.

2. (Law) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n.,

3. 
   --Johnson.

c.1200, "debauchery, extravagance, wanton living," from Old French riote (12c.) "dispute, quarrel, (tedious) talk, chattering, argument, domestic strife," also a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin riota "quarrel, dispute, uproar, riot." Perhaps from Latin rugire "to roar." Meaning "public disturbance" is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "something spectacularly successful" first recorded 1909 in theater slang.\n

\nRun riot is first recorded 1520s, a metaphoric extension from Middle English meaning in reference to hounds following the wrong scent. The Riot Act, part of which must be read to a mob before active measures can be taken, was passed 1714 (1 Geo. I, st.2, c.5). Riot girl and alternative form riot grrl first recorded 1992.

late 14c., "behave in a dissolute manner, engage in loose revelry," from Old French rioter "chatter, dispute, quarrel," from riote (see riot (n.)). Meaning "take part in a public disturbance" is from 1755. Related: Rioted; rioting.

n. 1 wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. 2 The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object. 3 Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. vb. 1 To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition. 2 (context obsolete English) To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, etc.

1. n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob [syn: public violence]

2. a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: rioting]

3. a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow]

4. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry]

1. v. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"

2. engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: carouse, roister]

A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people. Riots typically involve vandalism and the destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings.

Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poor working or living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups, ( race riot) or religions ( sectarian violence, pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event ( football hooliganism) or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances.

While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots typically consist of disorganized groups that are frequently "chaotic and exhibit herd behavior." However, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that riots are not irrational, herd-like behavior, but actually follow inverted social norms.

T. S. Ashton, in his study of food riots among colliers, noted that "the turbulence of the colliers is, of course, to be accounted for by something more elementary than politics: it was the instinctive reaction of virility to hunger." Charles Wilson noted, "Spasmodic rises in food prices provoked keelmen on the Tyne to riot in 1709, tin miners to plunder granaries at Falmouth in 1727."

Today, some rioters have an improved understanding of the tactics used by police in riot situations. Manuals for successful rioting are available on the internet, with tips such as encouraging rioters to get the press involved, as there is more safety and attention with the cameras rolling. Citizens with video cameras may also have an effect on both rioters and police.

Dealing with riots is often a difficult task for police forces. They may use tear gas or CS gas to control rioters. Riot police may use less-than-lethal methods of control, such as shotguns that fire flexible baton rounds to injure or otherwise incapacitate rioters for easier arrest.

The Riot subsidiary of Telenet Japan was best known for employing graphic artist and later director Eiji Kikuchi, and music composer Michiko Naruke.

It came into existence in 1991 when Telenet Japan was expanding in the country. However, because Telenet was starting to lose sales in 1993, it went through extensive restructuring which resulted in the closing of a few subsidiaries, including the Riot subsidiary. Some staff involved were transferred to another subsidiary, Wolfteam.

Category:Companies established in 1991 Category:1991 establishments in Japan

"Riot" is the fourth single from the album One-X by Three Days Grace. The song is about protesting against the negative things in life and was inspired by vocalist Adam Gontier's anger when he was in rehab for OxyContin addiction. The song was also featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 as an edited version.

The song also contains the word "fuck". It is unusual for the band's lyrics to have profanity (the only others containing profanity are "Overrated", "Wake Up", and "Gone Forever"), and it's also unusual that nowhere that this album is sold does it give explicit warnings for the song. During radio play, the line "If you feel so filthy, so dirty, so fucked up", "fucked" is replaced with "messed", and in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 video game, the word "fuck" in that line is backmasked so that it sounds somewhat like "if you feel so filthy, so dirty, so huffed up".

It charted at number 65 in Canada, and number 12 and 21 on the US Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts respectively.

Riot was one of Nihon Telenet's in-house development teams. They were mainly responsible for the ports of several Telenet games on the PC Engine, such as Browning, Valis, Exile (also known as XZR) and Xak I & II.

A riot is a form of civil disorder.

Riot may also refer to:

Riot is a 1997 American television movie starring Luke Perry, Mario Van Peebles, and Lucy Liu. It was written and directed by four writers and directors of four different racial groups prominent in Los Angeles. The title riot is the Los Angeles riots of 1992 that were sparked by the beating of Rodney King, and the subsequent acquittal of the four police officers who beat him.

Riot is a 1969 American drama film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Gene Hackman and Jim Brown.

Riot is an historical novel based upon the Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909 by William Trautmann, a founder of the United States Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

Riot is the name of two different characters in DC Comics.

"Riot" is a song by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The single "Riot" is included on their 4th studio album " Temper Temper". It was featured in the video game NHL 14.

Riot is a 2014 comedy television series from Fox Broadcasting Company and based upon the Australian Slide Show television series, itself based upon the Arthur-created French program Vendredi tout est permis ("On Fridays, Anything Goes with Arthur", aka Anything Goes), where two teams of celebrities competed in a number of challenges and games, including one on a huge set that tilts at 22½ degrees. Hosted by Rove McManus, weekly episode "guest" captains include a rotating set of actors, with Andy Buckley and Steve Carell "captaining" the premiere episode. Riot was canceled by Fox on June 12, 2014.

Riot is an upcoming indie video game about a riot simulator based on real events. Although the game had a Kickstarter campaign which ended in a success, it did not release in 2013 as planned. The developers went silent until late 2014, which they gave the date of release as "Early 2015". It was later moved to "Late 2015". After the game was postponed two more times, the developers gave the release date as "April 2016". Another update had moved the release date to "Summer 2016", but was recently delayed again in a twitter post, saying that "it's probably not the case (being sometime after the end of Summer)". The director of the game and previously an editor and cinematographer at Valve, Leonard Menchiari, has experienced riots personally and the game "Riot" was created as a way to express it and to tell the stories of these fights. The player can pick between playing as police or rioters. The game will be released in PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. The producers are interested in bringing the game to how many platforms it is possible, but they can only support a certain number with the current budget.

RIOT is a small operating system for networked, memory-constrained systems with a focus on low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It is open-source software, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

"Riot" is the second single by American recording artist Mandy Rain. Riot was written by Mandy Rain, Abram Dean, Brandyn Burnette, Danny “DJ” Score, and Isaac Hasson and produced by Isaac Hansson. Riot was released on iTunes on January 23, 2014 and to all other digital retailers on January 31, 2014 under Empire Records.

Riot is the debut extended play by American recording artist Mandy Rain. The album was released on January 27, 2015 through Empire Distribution. The extended play was preceded with two singles: " Riot" (released on January 23, 2014) and "Dare to Love" (released on September 26, 2014).

"Riot" is a song written by Jaron Boyer and Sara Haze, and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It is the third single from their 2014 album Rewind.