sedition

  • 21Sédition —          ARISTOTE     Bio express : Philosophe grec ( 384/ 322)     «En général, les hommes qui ont augmenté la puissance et la gloire de leur patrie, citoyens, magistrats, particuliers, tous, sous quelque dénomination que ce soit, deviennent des …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 22sedition — se|di|tion [sıˈdıʃən] n [U] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin seditio separation, sedition , from se apart + itio going ] speech, writing, or actions intended to encourage people to disobey a government ▪ Trade Union leaders… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23sedition — [[t]sɪdɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Sedition is speech, writing, or behaviour intended to encourage people to fight against or oppose the government. Government officials charged him with sedition …

    English dictionary

  • 24sedition — Communication or agreement which has as its objective the stirring up of treason or certain lesser commotions, or the defamation of the government. Sedition is advocating, or with knowledge of its contents knowingly publishing, selling or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 25sedition — noun Etymology: Middle English sedicioun, from Anglo French sediciun, from Latin sedition , seditio, literally, separation, from sed , se apart + ition , itio act of going, from ire to go more at secede, issue Date: 14th century incitement of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26sedition — noun (U) formal speech, writing, or actions intended to encourage people to disobey a government: Leading communists were charged with sedition …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27sedition — noun the on campus protestors were charged with sedition Syn: rabble rousing, incitement to rebel, subversion, troublemaking, provocation; rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, insurgence, civil disorder …

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  • 28sédition — sukilimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Organizuotas judėjimas, kurio tikslas – nuversti esamą valdžią ardomąja veikla ir ginkluotais veiksmais. atitikmenys: angl. insurgency pranc. sédition …

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  • 29sedition — A commotion, or the raising of a commotion, in the state, not amounting to an insurrection. Exciting discontent against the government, or resistance to lawful authority. To attempt by word, deed or writing to promote public disorder or induce… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30sedition — n. 1 conduct or speech inciting to rebellion or a breach of public order. 2 agitation against the authority of a State. Derivatives: seditious adj. seditiously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF sedition or L seditio f. sed = SE + ire it go …

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