Definition of "kettling" []

• A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group. (noun)

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• "Clearly, the whole idea behind kettling is to get people really, really annoyed."
• "The phrase kettling is a translation from the german word used to describe the police tactic in the 60's known as the Hamburger Kessel."
• "Since London and New York share so much, it will probably come as no surprise to Britons that "kettling" -- the police practice of cordoning off city blocks at both ends and containing prote ..."