sedition

as in treason
formal the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.

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Recent Examples of sedition In Maduro’s Venezuela, a meme can become evidence of sedition. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 Beijing has repeatedly delayed Lai’s trial on charges of sedition and conspiring to collude with foreign forces, while Lai is currently serving a sentence of 5 years and 9 months. One Free Press Coalition, Time, 1 May 2025 Authorities rounded up dozens from around the country on charges including assault of law enforcement officers, civil disorder and sedition. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 Besides convictions for extortion and counterfeiting, his catalog of misdeeds included banditry, sedition and, on four occasions, failing to show up for jury duty at the court of the Roman governor. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sedition
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treason
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  • The main opposition party, CHADEMA, was disqualified in April and its leader Tundu Lissu remains in custody after he was charged with treason for demanding electoral reforms.
    Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Ksenia Mironova copes with the absence of her fiancé, also a journalist, who is in prison on charges of treason.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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