Sedition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
  • n. Insurrection; rebellion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
  • n. insurrection or rebellion
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to lawful authority.
  • n. Dissension; division; schism.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A factious commotion in a state; the stirring up of such a commotion; incitement of discontent against government and disturbance of public tranquillity, as by inflammatory speeches or writings, or acts or language tending to breach of public order: as, to stir up a sedition; a speech or pamphlet, abounding in sedition.
  • n. Synonyms Rebellion, Revolt, etc. See insurrection.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
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    sedition act    mutiny   
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    uproar    revolt    insurrection    tumult    rebellion    riot    dissension    division    schism    insurgence   
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