sedition (sɪˈdɪʃən
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Definitions
noun
- speech or behaviour directed against the peace of a state
- an offence that tends to undermine the authority of a state
- an incitement to public disorder
- archaic revolt
Alternative Forms
seˈditionary noun adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin sēditiō discord, from sēd- apart + itiō a going, from īre to goUsage examples
I stood there in the very presence of the king while a member of his court breathed sedition in my ear!
, Time of the Wolf (1994)Q. There are sedition cases against you but you have never been arrested.
India Today (2001)He was arrested on December 4, and was tried and jailed for sedition.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)`Those who subvert or betray the Constitution," he wrote to a friend, `are guilty of sedition or treason.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)And surely to have her carried farther into the realm is the highway to a dangerous sedition '.
, ELIZABETH AND MARY: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (2003)