adjective
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of, like, or causing sedition
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inclined to or taking part in sedition
Other Word Forms
- nonseditious adjective
- nonseditiously adverb
- nonseditiousness noun
- seditiously adverb
- seditiousness noun
- unseditious adjective
- unseditiously adverb
- unseditiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of seditious
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English sedicious, from Old French seditieux, from Latin sēditiōsus, equivalent to sēditi(ō) sedition + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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A year after he lampooned a judge in a mocking poem, he had the misfortune of standing before him charged with seditious libel for a pamphlet satirizing the Church.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The Pentagon has since tried in vain to demote his military rank and a grand jury have declined to charge him with seditious conspiracy.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
The colonial-era offence of seditious publication comes with a maximum penalty of two years.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
Federal courts and legal scholars have long emphasized that seditious conspiracy charges apply only to coordinated efforts to use force against the government, rather than political dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
More basically, Jefferson simply did not regard his behavior as seditious or treasonable.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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