Riots are sort of like protests that have lost control. We have just protests. If we compare it to war, would a riot be like a certain subset of war that's lo

Riots are sort of like protests that have lost control. We have just protests. If we compare it to war, would a riot be like a certain subset of war that's lost control, like a slaughter, though that name doesn't perfectly fit and my vocabulary may be lacking a term for what I'm thinking of? Are there any theories to call such a war that's lost control just, or would the loss of control preclude it from the theories you mentioned?