Found 2 hits - Term: lese majesty, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lese majesty \lese` maj"esty\, leze majesty \leze`
maj"esty\l=ez` ma^j"e^sty^ n. f. lese-majest'e,
fr. l. laesus, fem. laesa, injured see lesion + majestas
majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis. written also
l`ese majesty.
1. law any crime committed against the sovereign power, or
against a ruler.
1913 webster
2. any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected
person.
pjc
3. an attack against an institution or custom revered by the
majority in a society.
pjc
see also:
lesion l`ese majesty
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lese majesty
n : a crime that undermines the offender's government syn: treason,
high treason
see also:
treason high treason
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