sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdi-shən 
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
Examples of sedition in a Sentence
The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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Alongside lese majeste, other laws such as sedition, defamation, and computer crimes are often used to silence a wider net of state criticism, critics say.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Lai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, and a separate sedition charge.
—Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
With a verdict still weeks away, the hearing on Friday drew fewer people than rulings and sentencings in recent cases such as the sedition trial against two Stand News journalists or the subversion trial against 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Its crown jewel was the sedition convictions of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, another right-wing extremist group whose members were found guilty of plotting ahead of the Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Lai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the city's national security law, and a separate sedition charge.
—Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
With a verdict still weeks away, the hearing on Friday drew fewer people than rulings and sentencings in recent cases such as the sedition trial against two Stand News journalists or the subversion trial against 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Its crown jewel was the sedition convictions of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, another right-wing extremist group whose members were found guilty of plotting ahead of the Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sedition
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedition. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdish-ən
: the stirring up of feelings against lawful authority
Legal Definition
sedition
noun
se·di·tion
si-ˈdi-shən
: the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction compare criminal syndicalism, sabotage
seditiously
adverb
Etymology
Latin seditio, literally, separation, from sed apart + itio act of going, from ire to go
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