How to Use sedition in a Sentence
sedition
noun- The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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But then the charges came: sedition, one of the highest crimes in Spain.
—New York Times, 4 May 2021
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The cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, denied the charges of sedition.
—Aya Batrawy, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2017
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When cyberspace was closed down, the sedition was stopped.
—Jon Gambrell, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2018
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The sedition statute doesn't require proof of a plot to overthrow the government, the memo read.
—Michael Balsamo, Star Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
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But judges found nine of them guilty of sedition and handed down prison terms of nine to 13 years.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2019
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If convicted of sedition, the Proud Boys could face up to 20 years in prison.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2022
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He was arrested for sedition six times in the past two years.
—Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Oct. 2017
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Here are the prison sentences given to the Oath Keepers tried for sedition.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
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Members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups are now facing rare sedition charges over the siege.
—Arkansas Online, 13 July 2022
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They were charged with sedition, or a plot to overthrow the government, and weapons charges.
—Rachael Levy, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2020
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Sulthana has since been charged by police with sedition for the remark.
—David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2021
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Román, 24, said she is charged with a long list of crimes, including sedition, and faces 25 years in jail.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2022
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Three defendants were cleared of the sedition charge but found guilty of other Jan. 6 crimes.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
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Puigdemont faces up to 25 years in prison in Spain on charges of rebellion and sedition.
—NBC News, 25 Mar. 2018
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Well, the people who were charged on January 6th, some of them were charged with sedition.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
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Disloyalty, in the form of joining the glee club, is sedition.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2021
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Now, with the supreme court’s latest order, those in jail for sedition charges can apply for bail.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 10 May 2022
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To go to the government, [and] say my dad might be committing sedition.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Watkins, who is charged with sedition for her role in the riot, was mentioned by name during the hearing.
—Staff, cleveland, 22 July 2022
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The police said that the creation and promotion of the tipsheet amounted to sedition.
—Jeff Horwitz, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
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So much so that he was charged with sedition, the cardinal colonial sin.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
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The next major milestone is the sedition trial of Tarrio and four other members of the Proud Boys.
—Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Jan. 2023
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Rhodes and a group of other Oath Keepers facing the sedition charges are set to go on trial in Washington at the end of the month.
—BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
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Ulrich is the second of 11 Oath Keepers being tried on sedition charges to plead guilty.
—Chris Joyner, ajc, 29 Apr. 2022
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The sedition charge carries a possible sentence of 20 years in prison.
—Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
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On today's 5 Things podcast, hear the latest from the Proud Boys sedition trial.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
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Police charged her with sedition, a crime that can carry a life sentence.
—The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
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After the 2019 protests, the city’s colonial-era sedition law has been increasingly used to target dissidents.
—Kanis Leung, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
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The Bar Association of Hong Kong had recommended that the law’s definition of sedition include the intention to incite violence and narrow the scope of the offense.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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