sedition

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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

The penalty for treason can be death and for sedition up to 20 years in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 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