Search Result for "lese_majesty":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a crime that undermines the offender's government;
[syn: treason, high treason, lese majesty]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lese majesty \Lese` maj"es*ty\, Leze majesty \Leze` maj"es*ty\(l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e], fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also l[`e]se majesty.] 1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or against a ruler. [1913 Webster] 2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected person. [PJC] 3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the majority in a society. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lese majesty n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: treason, high treason, lese majesty]