| slovo | definícia |
lese majesty
(encz) | lese majesty, |
Lese majesty
(gcide) | 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] |
lese majesty
(wn) | lese majesty
n 1: a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn:
treason, high treason, lese majesty] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Lese majesty
(gcide) | 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] |
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