rioting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rioting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rioting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rioting n a state of disorder involving group violence [syn: rioting, riot]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.