as in inflammatory
tending to excite political disorder or insurrection
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Recent Examples of seditious
Trump’s sweeping action wiped out the prison sentences of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
What to Know Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in September 2023 after being convicted of crimes including seditious conspiracy, received a full pardon.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Conspiracy Cases The most prominent defendant convicted of conspiracy charges and pardoned by Mr. Trump was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, who was found guilty of seditious conspiracy at a trial with four of his lieutenants.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The other 14 defendants were issued commutations for time served and will be released from prison, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
What to Know Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in September 2023 after being convicted of crimes including seditious conspiracy, received a full pardon.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Conspiracy Cases The most prominent defendant convicted of conspiracy charges and pardoned by Mr. Trump was Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, who was found guilty of seditious conspiracy at a trial with four of his lieutenants.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The other 14 defendants were issued commutations for time served and will be released from prison, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seditious
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Andrés pulled out of opening a restaurant at Trump’s former Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., after the president made inflammatory remarks about Mexicans, NPR reported.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Take Humira as an example, which treats inflammatory conditions.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump, on the other hand, has managed to single-handedly achieve results, with just a few provocative words, that have long been the dream of populists around the world seeking to reclaim power from globalists running our Western nations.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, crime scene evidence sent for lab testing by Phillips’ defense team determined that DNA belonging to someone other than Ron Young was discovered on parts of the incendiary device.—
Matt Allen,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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An incendiary device was detonated, destroying ballots about a week before Election Day.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seditious. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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