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se·di·tion 
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| 1. | incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government. |
| 2. | any action, esp. in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion. |
| 3. | Archaic. rebellious disorder. |
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Sedition
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[Middle English sedicioun, violent party strife, from Old French sedition, from Latin sēditiō, sēditiōn- : sēd-, sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + itiō, act of going (from itus, past participle of īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots).] se·di'tion·ist n. |
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sedition
c.1375, "rebellion," from O.Fr. sedicion, from L. seditionem (nom. seditio) "civil disorder, dissention," lit. "a going apart, separation," from se- "apart" (see secret) + itio "a going," from pp. of ire "to go." Meaning "conduct or language inciting to rebellion against a lawful government" is from 1838.
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| sedition | |
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| an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government |
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sedition
Acts that incite rebellion or civil disorder against an established government.
[Chapter:] World Politics
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Main Entry: se·di·tion
Pronunciation: si-'di-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin seditio, literally, separation, from sed apart +itio act of going, from ire to go
: the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow ordestruction —compare CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM,
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Sedition
In`sur*rec"tion\, n. [L. insurrectio, fr. insurgere, insurrectum: cf. F. insurrection. See Insurgent.]1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state. It is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. --Ezra iv. 19. 2. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy. [Obs.] Syn: Insurrection, Sedition, Revolt, Rebellion, Mutiny. Usage: Sedition is the raising of commotion in a state, as by conspiracy, without aiming at open violence against the laws. Insurrection is a rising of individuals to prevent the execution of law by force of arms. Revolt is a casting off the authority of a government, with a view to put it down by force, or to substitute one ruler for another. Rebellion is an extended insurrection and revolt. Mutiny is an insurrection on a small scale, as a mutiny of a regiment, or of a ship's crew. I say again, In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. --Shak. Insurrections of base people are commonly more furious in their beginnings. --Bacon. He was greatly strengthened, and the enemy as much enfeebled, by daily revolts. --Sir W. Raleigh. Though of their names in heavenly records now Be no memorial, blotted out and razed By their rebellion from the books of life. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
sedition
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