Thesaurus results for SEDITION

sedition

noun

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 He was charged with sedition and sent to a federal prison in North Dakota. —

Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026 In 1920, Terence MacSwiney, the lord mayor of Cork, was convicted of sedition and then died in Brixton Prison after seventy-four days on hunger strike. —

Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 This sedition was a prelude to even bigger schemes. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2026 This sedition was a prelude to even bigger schemes. —

Richard Hall, Time, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sedition

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treason

Noun

Under existing law, lawmakers can lose their pensions if convicted of a federal crime that relates to public corruption, espionage, treason or several other national security offenses.

— Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
He is later suspected of treason when a petition alleges that he had been declared the rightful king by his armorer.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026