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SEDITION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sedition" is a kind of...):

infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

seditious (in opposition to a civil authority or government)

seditious (arousing to action or rebellion)

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