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 DEFINITIONS


THEN...

RIOT: "A disturbance arising from wan ton and disorderly conduct; a tumult ; an uproar; a brawl. Specifically, in law, an unlawful assembly which has actually begun to execute the purpose for which it assembled by a breach of the peace, and to the terror of the public, or a lawful assembly proceeding to execute an unlawful purpose. A riot cannot take place unless three persons at least are present."

RESISTANCE: "The act of resisting; oppositon; antagonism. Resistance is passive, as that of a fixed body which interrupts the passage of a moving body; or active, as in the exertion of force to stop, repel or defeat progress or design." From The Century Dictionary, 1889.


...AND NOW

RIOT: "An unlawful, wild and turbulent mob disturbance calculated to terrorize the public."

RESISTANCE: "An underground or guerilla movement designed to oppose an invading force." From Webster's New Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language, 1992.