seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Among the roughly 1,500 pardoned and 14 others whose sentences were commuted were leaders of the extremist groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who were convicted of the seditious conspiracy for their roles in the attack.
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Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Kelly Meggs, who led the Oath Keepers’ Florida chapter, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy along with the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Rhodes and Tarrio were convicted in 2023 of seditious conspiracy in the violent attack.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Before the president intervened, both were slated to spend more than a decade in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Kelly Meggs, who led the Oath Keepers’ Florida chapter, was also convicted of seditious conspiracy along with the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Rhodes and Tarrio were convicted in 2023 of seditious conspiracy in the violent attack.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Before the president intervened, both were slated to spend more than a decade in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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