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Insurrectional

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in·sur·rec·tion  (ns-rkshn)
n.
The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nsurrcti, nsurrctin-, from Latin nsurrctus, past participle of nsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]
insur·rection·al adj.
insur·rection·ary (-sh-nr) adj. & n.
insur·rection·ism n.
insur·rection·ist n.
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Adj.1.insurrectional - of or relating to or given to insurrection
insurrectionary
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