insurrection

Example Sentences

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According to Ekane's lawyers, he was accused of hostility against the state, incitement to revolt, and calls for insurrection.

From BBC

Jihadists have for 16 years been waging an insurrection in the northeast with the aim of establishing a Caliphate.

From Barron's

That explanation was clearly undermined by her history of embracing far-right reactionary beliefs, including Adolf Hitler in a speech one day before the Jan. 6 insurrection.

From Salon

“It’s an effort to take him out of the political race. That’s not allowed,” he said, describing the charges as “much greater” than the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.

From Washington Post

In the email, made public on Wednesday, Murdoch writes that then-outgoing president Donald Trump's parroting of claims of election fraud in 2020 was "pretty much a crime" that led to the Jan 6. insurrection.

From Salon