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antiriot

British  
/ ˌæntɪˈraɪət /

adjective

  1. (of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Before Remulla’s statement, footage on local media showed supporters of Dela Rosa facing off with antiriot police outside the Senate building and trying to break down barricades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

The police had also been put on alert, practicing antiriot maneuvers and coordinating with representatives of several local agencies in case of civil unrest.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2010

Under a bare bulb in his office beside the prison, Olritch Beaubrun, the superintendent of the antiriot police unit, scoffed at this accusation.

From New York Times May 22, 2010

South Carolina's Strom Thurmond added a stiff antiriot clause, seeking a five-year jail term and $10,000 fine for anyone who travels from one state to another with intent to incite a riot.

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother—all four feet eleven and a half inches and 217 pounds of her—patrols the streets of Brooklyn at night in a skintight uniform, clanging with enough antiriot gear to quash another Attica.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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