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sedition

Syllabification: (se·di·tion)
Pronunciation: /siˈdiSHən/
Definition of sedition

noun

  • conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'violent strife'): from Old French, or from Latin seditio(n-), from sed- 'apart' + itio(n-) 'going' (from the verb ire)

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Definition of sedition in the British & World English dictionary