SEDITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sedition mean? 

• SEDITION (noun)
  The noun SEDITION has 1 sense:

1. an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

  Familiarity information: SEDITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEDITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sedition" is a kind of...):

infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

seditious (in opposition to a civil authority or government)

seditious (arousing to action or rebellion)