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lese majesty
[ leez maj-uh-stee, lez ]
noun
- Law.
- a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power.
- an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
- an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered by numbers of people:
Her speech against Mother's Day was criticized as lese majesty.
lese-majesty
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noun
- any of various offences committed against the sovereign power in a state; treason
- an attack on authority or position
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lese majesty1
First recorded in 1450–1500 in spelling lese mageste; current spelling dates from 1785–80; partial translation of Anglo-French, Middle French lese majesté, leze magesté, from Latin (crÄ«men) laesae mÄjestÄtis “(the crime) of injured majesty†(originally against the Roman people, later against the emperor)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lese majesty1
C16: from French lèse majesté, from Latin laesa mÄjestÄs wounded majesty
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It was further ordained under pain of lese majesty, that no true and faithful lieges taken by these men should be holden to enter to them, all bonds to the contrary notwithstanding.
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"Here I was going to be shot at sunrise for this 'lese majesty' business, and now in only an hour I have a chance to make the capture of my young life!"
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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.
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