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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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.
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Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Tarrio is serving a 22-year prison term for seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Though Tarrio wasn't at the Capitol during the riot, he has since been sentenced to 22 years in prison after a jury convicted him and other Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy charges stemming from the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Tarrio, who could be a key witness at Lamond’s trial, is serving a 22-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him and other Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Tarrio is serving a 22-year prison term for seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Though Tarrio wasn't at the Capitol during the riot, he has since been sentenced to 22 years in prison after a jury convicted him and other Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy charges stemming from the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Tarrio, who could be a key witness at Lamond’s trial, is serving a 22-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him and other Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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