sedition
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Third, retired officers can be court-martialed for sedition.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
The former British colony passed an additional, homegrown security law last year, which strengthened penalties for sedition and created five new categories of crimes.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
The penalty for treason can be death and for sedition up to 20 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Benjamin Franklin’s 1773 “Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One” used irony to lampoon British policy, undermining authority while avoiding direct flouting of the era’s harsh sedition laws.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
That information led to Hickey’s court martial for “mutiny, sedition, and treachery.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing sedition
American History I
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