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Sedition, an offence against the Crown and govern-ment, not capital, and not amounting to treason. It cannot be tried at Quarter Sessions. See the (English) Unlawful Assemblies Act, 1799 (39 Geo. 3, c. 79); the (English) Seditious Meetings Act, 1817 (57 Geo. 3, c. 19), jointly called the '(English) Corresponding Societies Acts,' and much resembl-ing one another. Registered friendly societies are exempted by s. 32 of the (English) Friendly Societies Acts, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 25), if transact-ing no business not relating to the objects of the societies; and the (English) Criminal Libel Act, 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4, c. 8). By the (English) Act of 1817, s. 23, which has no parallel in the Act of 1799, political meetings of more than fifty persons within one mile of Westminster Hall, except for parliamentary election purposes, are declared unlawful on any day on which Parliament is sitting. By s. 25 of the Act of 1817, and s. 2 of the Act of 1799, every society or club, the members of...
sedition
sedition [Latin seditio, literally, separation, from sed apart + itio act of going, from ire to go] : the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction compare criminal syndicalism, sabotage se·di·tious [-shəs] adj se·di·tious·ly adv ...
Seditious
Of or pertaining to sedition partaking of the nature of or tending to excite sedition as seditious behavior seditious strife seditious words...
criminal syndicalism
criminal syndicalism : advocacy of unlawful means (as acts of violence) to bring about a change in industry or government compare sabotage, sedition ...
sabotage
sabotage [French, from saboter to clatter with wooden shoes, botch, sabotage, from sabot wooden shoe] 1 : the willful destruction of an employer's property or the hindering of normal operations by other means 2 : the injury, destruction, or knowingly defective production of materials, premises, or utilities used for war or national defense compare criminal syndicalism, sedition ...
Fomenter
One who foments one who encourages or instigates as a fomenter of sedition...
Provokement
The act that which provokes one who excites anger or other passion or incites to action as a provoker of sedition...
Sedition
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...
Seditionary
An inciter or promoter of sedition...
Anarchy
Anarchy, absence of government. See SEDITION....
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