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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, past participle of re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

se·dition·ist n.

sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən]
n
1. speech or behaviour directed against the peace of a state
2. (Law) an offence that tends to undermine the authority of a state
3. (Law) an incitement to public disorder
4. Archaic revolt
[from Latin sēditiō discord, from sēd- apart + itiō a going, from īre to go]
seditionary  n & adj

Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US government or any political subdivision by force or violence. See also counterintelligence.
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
noun rabble-rousing, treason, subversion, agitation, disloyalty, incitement to riot Government officials charged him with sedition.
Translations
sedition [səˈdɪʃən] Nsedición f
sedition [sɪˈdɪʃən] nsédition f
sedition
nAufwiegelung f, → Verhetzung f
sedition [səˈdɪʃn] nsedizione f
sedition [səˈdɪʃn] nsedizione f


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