sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdi-shən 
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
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The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Editors’ Picks Image Mr. Tarrio then began a sustained attack on the criminal trial in Federal District Court in Washington where he and three of his lieutenants were found guilty of sedition — a crime that requires prosecutors to prove that defendants used violent force against the government.
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago said at a news conference that the complaints of inciting to sedition and grave threats against Duterte were filed at the Department of Justice, which would decide whether to dismiss the complaints outright or elevate them to court.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Ten defendants were convicted of sedition, the crown jewel of the Justice Department’s sprawling prosecution.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
After war broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson appeared before Congress and asked it to strengthen the laws against sedition and the disclosure of information.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2021
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago said at a news conference that the complaints of inciting to sedition and grave threats against Duterte were filed at the Department of Justice, which would decide whether to dismiss the complaints outright or elevate them to court.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Ten defendants were convicted of sedition, the crown jewel of the Justice Department’s sprawling prosecution.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
After war broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson appeared before Congress and asked it to strengthen the laws against sedition and the disclosure of information.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2021
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedition. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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