Seditious
(adjective)
- Encouraging or promoting disobedience to or rebellion against lawful authority.
- Tending to incite rebellion against established authority.
Origin:
From the latin word "seditiosus" meaning "rebellious" or "insurrectionary".
Examples:
- The government considered the newspaper's articles to be seditious and shut it down.
- The group's leader was arrested for making seditious speeches against the government.
- The defendant was charged with sedition for plotting to overthrow the government.
- The document was considered to be seditious and was banned by the authorities.
- The police arrested several individuals for distributing seditious materials.