as in treason
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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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Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam are the first journalists convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Two Hong Kong journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper were sentenced to jail on Thursday after being convicted of sedition last month in a verdict seen as a further blow to press freedom in the Chinese territory.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
These are the first convictions for sedition in Hong Kong since the British handed the city over to China in 1997.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In my opinion, there is neither need nor reason to honor Trump, a despicable tyrant who disregarded the Constitution, abused the office, fostered an agenda of bigotry and is responsible for inciting sedition and insurrection.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Two Hong Kong journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper were sentenced to jail on Thursday after being convicted of sedition last month in a verdict seen as a further blow to press freedom in the Chinese territory.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
These are the first convictions for sedition in Hong Kong since the British handed the city over to China in 1997.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
In my opinion, there is neither need nor reason to honor Trump, a despicable tyrant who disregarded the Constitution, abused the office, fostered an agenda of bigotry and is responsible for inciting sedition and insurrection.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Sedition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedition. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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