Usually means: Crime of offending the sovereign.
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  1. lese-majesty, lese-majesty: Collins English Dictionary
  2. lese-majesty: Wordnik
  3. lese-majesty: Wiktionary
  4. Lese-majesty, lese-majesty: Dictionary.com
  5. lese-majesty: Online Etymology Dictionary
  6. Lese-Majesty, Lese-majesty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Lese-majesty: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. lese-majesty: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Lese-majesty: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. lese-majesty: FreeDictionary.org
  11. lese-majesty: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lese-majesty)

▸ noun:  An offense against the sovereign power in a state; treason.
▸ noun:  An act of disrespect towards authority.

Similar:
lese majesty, lese majeste, lèse majesté, high treason, treason, petit treason, trahison, traitorism, treachery, petty treason, more...

Opposite:
loyalty, respect, reverence, devotion
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Similar:
lese majesty, lese majeste, lèse majesté, high treason, treason, petit treason, trahison, traitorism, treachery, petty treason, more...

Opposite:
loyalty, respect, reverence, devotion



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