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lese maj·es·ty also lèse ma·jes·té   (lēz' māj'ĭ-stē)   
n.   pl. lese maj·es·ties or lèse ma·jes·tés

  1. An offense or crime committed against the ruler or supreme power of a state.

  2. An affront to another's dignity.


[Partial translation of French lèse-majesté, from Latin (crīmen) laesae māiestātis, (the crime) of injured majesty : laesae, feminine genitive of laesus, past participle of laedere, to injure + māiestātis, genitive of māiestās, majesty.]
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