On Layman's Understanding Of 'Sedition' - (Ref:SusanL)

ON LAYMAN'S UNDERSTANDING OF 'SEDITION'

Choose your own favourite definition of 'Sedition'

& then you'll be judge, jury and prosecutor (for serious role playing only!)

[Definitions below borrowed from various online dictionaries]
1. Incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
2. Any action, esp. in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion.
3. Archaic. Rebellious disorder.
—Synonyms 1. insurrection, mutiny. [See treason.]
1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.
2. Insurrection; rebellion.
1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government;

open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.
2. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy. [Obs.]
Syn: Insurrection, Sedition, Revolt, Rebellion, Mutiny.
Usage: Sedition is the raising of commotion in a state, as by conspiracy,

without aiming at open violence against the laws.

Insurrection is a rising of individuals to prevent the execution of law by force of arms.

Revolt is a casting off the authority of a government,

with a view to put it down by force, or to substitute one ruler for another.

Rebellion is an extended insurrection and revolt.

Mutiny is an insurrection on a small scale, as a mutiny of a regiment, or of a ship's crew.

1. An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority

and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

2. Acts that incite rebellion or civil disorder against an established government.

1. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection;

conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act;

excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to lawful authority.
2. Dissension; division; schism. [Obs.]

Syn: Insurrection; tumult; uproar; riot; rebellion; revolt. [See Insurrection.]

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