Sedition
(noun)
Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state or the conduct of those who incite such rebellion.
Origin:
From the latin word "sēditiō" meaning rebellion or uprising.
Examples:
- The government charged him with sedition for making inflammatory speeches.
- Sedition laws have been used to suppress political dissent.
- The sedition trial was a political trial that ended in acquittal of the accused.
- Sedition can include activities such as speech and organization that is intended to incite people to rebel against the government.
- The law of sedition is designed to protect the government from rebellion and insurrection.