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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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.
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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
Tarrio was released from prison in January after receiving a full pardon from Trump, ending his 22-year sentence after being convicted of sedition related to the riot.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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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
Tarrio was released from prison in January after receiving a full pardon from Trump, ending his 22-year sentence after being convicted of sedition related to the riot.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedition. Accessed 13 May. 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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