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sedition
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sedition
(noun)
sedition
/sɪ
ˈ
dɪʃən/
noun
sedition
/sɪ
ˈ
dɪʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEDITION
[
noncount
]
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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— seditious
/sɪ
ˈ
dɪʃəs/
adjective
[
more seditious; most seditious
]
He was arrested for making
seditious
statements.
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