seditious
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Seditious conspiracy, a Civil War-era charge that is rare and can be difficult to prove, carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Seditious conspiracy calls for up to up to 20 years behind bars, if convicted.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022
Seditious conspiracy is a Civil War-era charge that carries up to 20 years in prison.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022
Seditious conspiracy is a rarely applied criminal charge used against those who use violence to hinder the execution of federal law.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2021
First came "the Traitorous correspondence Bill;" next the "Habeas Corpus Suspension Act;" and then the "Seditious Practices Act," with the "Treasonable Attempts Bill" by legislative exposition establishing constructive treason!
From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore
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