sedition (redirected from seditions)

se·di·tion  (s-dshn)

n.

1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.

2. Insurrection; rebellion.

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[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).]

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se·dition·ist n.

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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

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Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US government or any political subdivision by force or violence. See also counterintelligence.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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"

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sedition

noun rabble-rousing, treason, subversion, agitation, disloyalty, incitement to riot Government officials charged him with sedition.

Translations

sedition [səˈdɪʃən] N → sedición f

sedition [sɪˈdɪʃ^ən] n → sédition f

sedition

n → Aufwiegelung f, → Verhetzung f

sedition [səˈdɪʃ/ən] n → sedizione f

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sedition [səˈdɪʃ/ən] n → sedizione f