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mutiny [mew-tin-ee] Noun pl -nies open rebellion against authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers Verb [-nies, -nying, -nied] to engage in mutiny: soldiers who had mutinied and taken control [Old French mutin rebellious]
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mutiny noun 1. rebellion, revolt, uprising, insurrection, rising, strike, revolution, riot, resistance, disobedience, insubordination, refusal to obey orders Translationsvi → amotinarse vi → se mutiner vi → meutern vi → ammutinarsi |
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From scarlet the officer's face went white, for this was mutiny; and mutiny he had met and subdued before in his brutal career. 7 (1) - Causing or Conspiring with other persons to cause a mutiny or sedition in forces belonging to Her Majesty's Regular forces, Reserve forces, Auxiliary forces, or Navy. It was they who had instigated the mutiny that they might seize and divide the catch of pearls which constituted the wealth of the Cowrie's cargo. |
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