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lèse majesté

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I, as the king's mother and a member of the council of the regency,—I protest against what appears to me a crime of lese-majeste.

Was he ashamed of this crime of lese-majeste, or did he understand that such a remark would place an impassable gulf between them?

Offences ranged from failure to attend church and idleness to lese majeste.

"It shall be a pleasure to kill you, Lorenz," observed his adversary, displaying his ignorance of lese-majeste.

To avoid /lese-majeste/ you have been presented first to the king and queen.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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