noun
1.
Law.
a.
a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power.
b.
an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
2.
an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered by numbers of people: Her speech against Mother's Day was criticized as lese majesty.
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| lese majesty | |
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| a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: treason] |
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