OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30386

lese majesty

/liz ˈmædʒəsti/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lesa majestad
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
His father was what you call an agitator, and his father was in jail for lese majesty—what you call speaking the truth about the Emperor.
“[…]I allow neither perduellion nor lese-majesty against my sovereign authority.”
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