Usage Note
Émeute refers to a public riot or civil disturbance. A participant is called an émeutier (m) / émeutière (f), and one commonly says des émeutes ont éclaté ('riots broke out').
Examples
"Son ex-femme habite toujours dans la même ville."
Natural Translation
His ex-wife still lives in the same city.
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