sedition

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Third, retired officers can be court-martialed for sedition.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

The 156-day trial over two years revolved around three charges: two counts under the Beijing-imposed national-security law of colluding with foreign forces, and one count of sedition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The former British colony passed an additional, homegrown security law last year, which strengthened penalties for sedition and created five new categories of crimes.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

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

Subversion, sedition, blasphemy, heresy, all rolled into one.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood