🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

暴動鎮圧用

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōdō chinnatsu-yō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antiriot/ˈæntiˌraɪ.ət/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"機動隊が暴動鎮圧用の装備を固めて出動した。"

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Designed or used for preventing, controlling, or suppressing public disturbances and riots.

    "The authorities deployed antiriot police with shields and batons to secure the perimeter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'anti-' meaning against or opposite, combined with the English noun 'riot', which traces back to the Old French word 'riote' meaning dispute or brawl. The compound term emerged in the 20th century to describe specialized police forces, equipment, and tactical formations deployed to control civil unrest.

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