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 Here, Trent offers us a clock mender whose friend is facing sedition charges as part of a crackdown on political reading clubs, and a housemaid whose testimony might exonerate her. Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Around 600 defendants faced allegations of assaulting, resisting or impeding police and 10 were convicted of sedition. Tara Suter, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025 Trump’s reign of terror recalls a shameful chapter in our history: The alien and sedition acts of 1798, under which journalists were jailed for criticizing President John Adams. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025 In traditional dictatorships, critics are often charged with crimes such as sedition, treason, or plotting insurrection, but contemporary autocrats tend to prosecute critics for more mundane offenses, such as corruption, tax evasion, defamation, and even minor violations of arcane rules. Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sedition
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treason
Noun
  • Because this is borderline treason in Dear Leader's world.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Yoon has presidential immunity from most criminal prosecutions but that doesn't cover grave charges like rebellion and treason.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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