seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, along with three of his lieutenants, was convicted of seditious conspiracy for orchestrating a violent plot to disrupt the transfer of presidential power from Trump to Biden after the 2020 election.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Both were convicted of seditious conspiracy, in addition to Joe Biggs, Ethan Nodean, and Zachary Rehl.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
In another case, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta alluded to the prospect of a pardon for Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Both were convicted of seditious conspiracy, in addition to Joe Biggs, Ethan Nodean, and Zachary Rehl.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025
In another case, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta alluded to the prospect of a pardon for Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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