sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdi-shən 
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
Examples of sedition in a Sentence
The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Nine political leaders were jailed for crimes including sedition, while Mr. Puigdemont fled across the border to France, and then to Belgium, narrowly avoiding arrest.
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Rachel Chaundler, New York Times, 30 May 2024
At least 299 people have been arrested and 159 charged under the national security law or a colonial-era sedition law since July 2020, according to research by ChinaFile and data compiled by Bloomberg.
—Siuming Ho / Bloomberg, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Rachel Chaundler, New York Times, 30 May 2024
At least 299 people have been arrested and 159 charged under the national security law or a colonial-era sedition law since July 2020, according to research by ChinaFile and data compiled by Bloomberg.
—Siuming Ho / Bloomberg, TIME, 30 May 2024
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sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdish-ən
: the stirring up of feelings against lawful authority
Legal Definition
sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdi-shən
: the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction compare criminal syndicalism, sabotage
seditiously
adverb
Etymology
Latin seditio, literally, separation, from sed apart + itio act of going, from ire to go
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