sedition
se·di·tion
noun
1.
an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
Origin
From Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) (an alternative form of sē-) + itiō (“going”).
Phrases
- seditious conspiracy
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