Sinonim riot act

English Thesaurus

1. a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	law,
definition	:	legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	criminal law,
definition	:	the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. a vigorous reprimand (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval,
definition	:	an act or expression of criticism and censure (noun.communication)