Crossword clues for riot act
WordNet
n. a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act"
a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
Wikipedia
The Riot Act (1714) (1 Geo.1 St.2 c.5) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that authorized local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled, and thus have to disperse or face punitive action. The act, whose long title was "An Act for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the rioters", came into force on 1 August 1715. It was repealed for England and Wales by section 10(2) of, and Part III of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Law Act 1967.
Riot Act is the seventh studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 12, 2002 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous album, Binaural (2000), Pearl Jam took a year-long break. The band then reconvened in the beginning of 2002 and commenced work on a new album. The music on the record featured a diverse sound, including songs influenced by folk, art rock, and experimental rock. The lyrics deal with mortality and existentialism, with much influence from both the political climate after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the accidental death of nine fans during Pearl Jam's performance at the 2000 Roskilde Festival.
The band supported the album with a politically charged concert tour in 2003. Riot Act was the band's last album of all-new material for Epic. The album received mostly positive reviews, and has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.
Usage examples of "riot act".
He read the riot act in all but barracks language in a voice so loud even I heard him, and my office is at the end of the corridor from the reception room.
The day Kit had hunted him down and read him the riot act about staying away from Kit’.
The magistrates make every concession and try every expedient, the mayor reading the riot act five or six times.
The day Kit had hunted him down and read him the riot act about staying away from Kit's granddaughter, Skeeter would've welcomed a double-gate day.
He had to take her statement, read her the riot act about shooting at people, and leave.
The riot act was every bit as unpleasant as he hac foreseen it would be, but somehow he managed to liv~ through itmostly by bearing in mind as firmly as pos sible that he had it coming.