as in treason
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the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government
The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Two Hong Kong journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper were sentenced to jail on Thursday after being convicted of sedition last month in a verdict seen as a further blow to press freedom in the Chinese territory.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
These are the first convictions for sedition in Hong Kong since the British handed the city over to China in 1997.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In my opinion, there is neither need nor reason to honor Trump, a despicable tyrant who disregarded the Constitution, abused the office, fostered an agenda of bigotry and is responsible for inciting sedition and insurrection.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
What had been a small oasis of free expression, with a vibrant civil society and a critical press, is now a barren desert where democracy activists, academics, and independent media are punished with draconian laws against what the CCP deems terrorism, secession, or sedition.
—Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
These are the first convictions for sedition in Hong Kong since the British handed the city over to China in 1997.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In my opinion, there is neither need nor reason to honor Trump, a despicable tyrant who disregarded the Constitution, abused the office, fostered an agenda of bigotry and is responsible for inciting sedition and insurrection.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
What had been a small oasis of free expression, with a vibrant civil society and a critical press, is now a barren desert where democracy activists, academics, and independent media are punished with draconian laws against what the CCP deems terrorism, secession, or sedition.
—Jacob McHangama, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2022
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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