CIVIL COMMOTION

civil commotion

civil commotion. A public uprising by a large number of people who, acting together, cause harm to people or property. • A civil commotion usu. involves many more people than a riot. — Sometimes shortened to commotion. Cf. RIOT. [Cases: Riot 1. C.J.S. Riot; Insurrection §§ 2–10.]

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