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public violence

DEFINITIONS OF: public violence

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n a public act of violence by an unruly mob

Synonyms:
riot
Types:
race riot
a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
Type of:
force, violence
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
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