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antiriot

adj

Etymology

From anti- + riot.

  1. derived from rugio — “to roar”
  2. derived from riote
  3. inherited from riot
  4. prefixed as antiriot — “anti + riot”

Definitions

  1. Serving to counteract rioting.

    • Thus, the administration was not in favor of an antiriot bill before Congress that was designed to curb militant blacks suspected of encouraging riots.
    • ...who told him that things were spiraling out of control in Edgehill and that the police were conducting antiriot maneuvers there.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA