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nounan illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
Definition that contains sedition
- mary queen of scots queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)
- mary stuart queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)
- secret police a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)