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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All five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack were in Squire’s original dataset.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The group’s founder, Steward Rhodes, was convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the riot and sentenced to 18 years in prison before being released when Trump commuted his sentence last month.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Some of those involved had pleaded guilty, others were convicted of assaulting police officers, and some were charged with seditious conspiracy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
But these men remain felons convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to stop the peaceful transfer of power between former President Joe Biden and Trump.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The group’s founder, Steward Rhodes, was convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the riot and sentenced to 18 years in prison before being released when Trump commuted his sentence last month.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Some of those involved had pleaded guilty, others were convicted of assaulting police officers, and some were charged with seditious conspiracy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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