seditious
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definition
adjective
the letter was declared seditious
inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
example
He described Thomas Paine as a traitor to his country, a wicked, malicious, 'seditious' and ill-disposed individual, who had actively supported both the American and the French Revolutions.
Most of the members of that organization, now declared 'seditious' and outlawed, left the state as fast as they could.
John had reached the age, however, at which he began to question authority - not in the treasonous, 'seditious' way Aaron and Andrew once had, but in a more innocent, juvenile way.
Sometimes the humble person who has helped a disguised king fears the worst when the latter's identity is revealed - has he behaved disrespectfully, or said anything 'seditious' or incriminating?
Twelve leaders were framed in 1916 on a charge of 'seditious' conspiracy as a result of their campaign of direct action against the war effort.
These are exciting, radical, almost 'seditious' ideas in this conservative country.
Can denunciations of the cosmopolitans who corrupt our youth with 'seditious' ideas be far behind?
For example, the crime of ‘possession of seditious publications’ was deleted, but ‘dealing with 'seditious' publications’ would still be a crime.
The legislation declares that publications will only be considered 'seditious' when there is ‘an intention to incite others’ to commit treason, subversion or secession.
The question in pluralist systems is whether or not potentially 'seditious' individuals can be taken under surveillance or arrested without violating civil liberties and undermining the rule of law.
Individuals are being arrested and detained for lengthy periods, often without trial, for disseminating information judged to be 'seditious' via the Internet.
In the name of press freedom and nationalism we deliberately wrote 'seditious' and criminally libellous articles against colonial governments.
It is more likely that the articles embodied the intent of serving as parameters against 'seditious' speech aimed at inciting action to illegally overthrow a government.
All nineteen of the company's editorial computers were taken by police following a complaint from the youth wing of the ruling political party that a letter published by the news service was 'seditious' and could incite racial hatred.
‘They're thinking of using the treason laws against 'seditious' clerics,’ I said over breakfast last Monday, catching up with the news.
These were seen by authorities as very partial, untrue, 'seditious' , and savouring too much of dangerous and traitorous conceits.
The authorities clamped down on 'seditious' behaviour.
He played the song incessantly, ignoring my pleas for mercy and grannyish objections to its author's 'seditious' intent.
The laws of libel needed no reinforcement and proceedings for 'seditious' or criminal libel should be used sparingly.
The 'seditious' spirit of the colonies owes its birth to the factions in this House.
‘Here we go again’, we will mutter 'seditiously' .
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