Riot

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King James Dictionary [1]

RI'OT, n.

1. In a general sense, tumult uproar hence technically, in law, a riotous assembling of twelve persons or more, and not dispersing upon proclamation.

The definition of riot must depend on the laws. In Connecticut, the assembling of three persons or more, to do an unlawful act by violence against the person or property of another, and not dispersing upon proclamation, is declared to be a riot. In Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the number necessary to constitute a riot is twelve.

2. Uproar wild and noisy festivity. 3. Excessive and expensive feasting.  2 Peter 2 . 4. Luxury.

The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today.

To run riot, to act or move without control or restraint.

RI'OT,

1. To revel to run to excess in feasting, drinking or other sensual indulgences. 2. To luxuriate to be highly excited.

No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.

3. To banquet to live in luxury to enjoy.

How base is the ingratitude which forgets the benefactor, while it is rioting on the benefit!

4. To raise an uproar or sedition.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1): ( v. i.) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3.

(2): ( v. i.) 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.

(3): ( n.) Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.

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

(5): ( n.) Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

(6): ( v. t.) To spend or pass in riot.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

rı̄´ut  : Properly, "unrestrained behavior" of any sort, but in modern English usually connoting mob action, although such phrases as a "riotous banquet" are still in common use. the King James Version uses the word in the first sense, and it is retained by the Revised Version (British and American) in   Luke 15:13;  Titus 1:6;  1 Peter 4:4 for ἀσώτως , asṓtōs , ἀσωτία , asōtı́a , "having no hope of safety," "profligate." In  Proverbs 23:20;  Proverbs 28:7 the Revised Version (British and American) has preferred "gluttonous," "glutton," in   Romans 13:13 , "revelling," and in  2 Peter 2:13 , "revel."

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