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sedition

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se·di·tion  (s-dshn)
n.
1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
2. Insurrection; rebellion.

[Middle English sedicioun, violent party strife, from Old French sedition, from Latin sditi, sditin- : sd-, s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + iti, act of going (from itus; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

se·dition·ist n.

sedition
Noun
speech, writing, or behaviour intended to encourage rebellion or resistance against the government [Latin seditio discord]
seditionary nadj
seditious adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sedition - an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

sedition

Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US government or any political subdivision by force or violence. See also counterintelligence.
Translations
Spanish sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən] nsedición f
French sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən] nsédition f
German sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən] nAufwiegelung f
Italian sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən] nsedizione f

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By a judicious use of this Law of Nature, the Polygons and Circles are almost always able to stifle sedition in its very cradle, taking advantage of the irrepressible and boundless hopefulness of the human mind.
They took me into the guard-house and searched me, but they found no sedition on me.
If the banners and flags are shifted about, sedition is afoot.
 
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