sedition

UK
/sɪˈdɪʃən/
US
/sɪˈdɪʃən/

Translations

seditionnoun
seditions
pl
The government arrested him for sedition.
Правительство арестовало его за подстрекательство.
Additional translations
seditionadjective
UK
/sɪˈdɪʃən/
US
/sɪˈdɪʃən/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the crime or concept of sedition.

Definitions

seditionnoun
Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
The government arrested the leader for sedition after he called for an uprising against the ruling party.
An act or offence of inciting rebellion or resistance against a lawful authority, regarded as a crime under the law.
Publishing the pamphlet was considered an act of sedition under the colonial government.
seditionadjective
Relating to or involving sedition.
He was brought before the court on sedition charges.