sedition
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This led to his arrest for sedition and, ultimately, his ongoing exile in America.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
On 15 July, when the annual Hong Kong Book Fair opened, national security police searched two more independent bookshops, Greenfield Bookstore and Have a Nice Stay, arresting five people for sedition.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Third, retired officers can be court-martialed for sedition.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
A former Philippine air force general accused of encouraging the military to abandon President Ferdinand Marcos was arrested on a charge of sedition Monday at Manila's international airport.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
Subversion, sedition, blasphemy, heresy, all rolled into one.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing sedition
American History I
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