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lèse majesté

lèse majesté is the alternative spelling of lèse-majesté.

Meaning of lèse-majesté

Noun

lèse-majesté

  1. The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
    • Convictions for the crime of Lèse-Majesté are of almost daily occurrence and, at the opening of the war, an amnesty was granted in many of these cases, the ministry of war withdrawing many prosecutions against poor devils waiting their trial in jail because they had dared to speak disrespectfully...1917, James W. Gerard, My Four Years in Germany

Questions about lèse majesté

What is lèse majesté the alternative spelling of?
Lèse majesté is the alternative spelling of lèse-majesté.

Words near lèse majesté in the dictionary

  1. lævogyre
  2. lævorotation
  3. lævorotations
  4. lævorotatory
  5. lævulose
  6. lèse majesté
  7. lèse-majesté
  8. légitime
  9. légitimes
  10. Léogâne
  11. Léon

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