sedition
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Many of them deleted its criticisms of King George III because they feared prosecution for sedition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Third, retired officers can be court-martialed for sedition.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
A former Philippine air force general accused of encouraging the military to abandon President Ferdinand Marcos was arrested on a charge of sedition Monday at Manila's international airport.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s 1773 “Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One” used irony to lampoon British policy, undermining authority while avoiding direct flouting of the era’s harsh sedition laws.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
“That mutinous fowl! He sows seeds of sedition among the crew even as he sits on my shoulder.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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American History I
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