n. 1. Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state. 2. Archaic Insurrection; rebellion. [Middle English sedicioun, violent party strife, from Old French sedition, from Latin sēditiō, sēditiōn- : sēd-, sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + itiō, act of going (from itus, past participle of īre, to go; see ei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] se·dition·ist n. |
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