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disturbance definition

dis·turb·ance (di stʉr′bəns)

noun

    1. a disturbing or being disturbed
    2. any departure from normal
  2. anything that disturbs
  3. the state of being worried, troubled, or anxious
  4. commotion; disorder

Etymology: ME < OFr distourbance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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In a prison setting what is the difference between Riot and a Disturbance?

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