Sedition synonyms
sĭ-dĭsh'ən
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Treason is the act of betraying your country or a betrayal of trust.
The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
Among certain Native American peoples, a feat of bravery performed in battle, especially the touching of an enemy's body without causing injury.
Dissension is defined as a difference of opinion.
A rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection
(Countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
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The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
high-treason (related)
revolution (related)
Apparent movement of the sun and stars around the earth
A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.
A written declaration by the master of a ship attesting to the fact that damages or losses were sustained from unavoidable natural causes, and rejecting any liability of the officers and crew
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Revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers
trust (related)
Reliance on something in the future; hope:
treasonable (related)
A conflict or quarrel:
The action of rising up; specif., an outbreak against a government; revolt
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
The state or quality of being traitorous.
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
blasphemy (related)
perjury (related)
heresy (related)
A subverting or being subverted; ruin; overthrow
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