Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
- noun Archaic Insurrection; rebellion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A factious commotion in a state; the stirring up of such a commotion; incitement of discontent against government and disturbance of public tranquillity, as by inflammatory speeches or writings, or acts or language tending to breach of public order: as, to stir up a sedition; a speech or pamphlet, abounding in sedition.
- noun Synonyms Rebellion, Revolt, etc. See
insurrection .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to lawful authority.
- noun obsolete Dissension; division; schism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
organized incitement ofrebellion orcivil disorder againstauthority or thestate , usually byspeech or writing. - noun
insurrection or rebellion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“I looked up the definition of sedition, which is ‘conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state,’ ” Klein said.
The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010
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“I looked up the definition of sedition, which is ‘conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state,’ ” Klein said.
The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010
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“I looked up the definition of sedition, which is ‘conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state, ’” Klein said.
The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010
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“I looked up the definition of sedition, which is ‘conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of the state, ’” Klein said.
The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010
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Regarding a couple of comments posted earlier, "sedition" is a null concept in the US, and has been since 1801.
DeMint says Tea Party activists leading spiritual revival 2010
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The penalty for sedition is up to 20 years in prison and/or $20,000.000
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This sedition is based undoubtedly upon education, but it is not by any means a thing which we can put down as the fault of education.
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That class, consisting chiefly of the legal element, are interested in sedition, and they find their readiest instrument in the masses of the people who are ignorant.
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The sedition is not necessarily in any sense territorial.
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The charge of sedition is not so much as alluded to throughout this speech.
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