seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Enrique Tarrio, who was facing 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with Jan. 6, was among the hundreds of rioters who were granted pardons by Trump.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Since his release from custody, Mr. Tarrio has been involved in a number of ventures, including a podcast and a crypto coin with some of the other members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, who were convicted with him of seditious conspiracy at a trial two years ago.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Some worried that freeing all of them, including criminals convicted of violence or seditious conspiracy, would backfire.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Since his release from custody, Mr. Tarrio has been involved in a number of ventures, including a podcast and a crypto coin with some of the other members of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, who were convicted with him of seditious conspiracy at a trial two years ago.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Some worried that freeing all of them, including criminals convicted of violence or seditious conspiracy, would backfire.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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