How to Use sedition in a Sentence
sedition
noun
- The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.
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But then the charges came: sedition, one of the highest crimes in Spain.
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New York Times,
4 May 2021
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The cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, denied the charges of sedition.
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Aya Batrawy,
The Seattle Times,
14 Aug. 2017
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When cyberspace was closed down, the sedition was stopped.
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Jon Gambrell,
The Seattle Times,
28 Jan. 2018
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The sedition statute doesn't require proof of a plot to overthrow the government, the memo read.
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Michael Balsamo,
Star Tribune,
17 Sep. 2020
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But judges found nine of them guilty of sedition and handed down prison terms of nine to 13 years.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2019
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If convicted of sedition, the Proud Boys could face up to 20 years in prison.
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CBS News,
20 Dec. 2022
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He was arrested for sedition six times in the past two years.
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Julie Kosin,
Harper's BAZAAR,
23 Oct. 2017
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Here are the prison sentences given to the Oath Keepers tried for sedition.
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Ella Lee,
USA TODAY,
26 May 2023
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Members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups are now facing rare sedition charges over the siege.
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Arkansas Online,
13 July 2022
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They were charged with sedition, or a plot to overthrow the government, and weapons charges.
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Rachael Levy,
WSJ,
10 Oct. 2020
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Sulthana has since been charged by police with sedition for the remark.
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David Pierson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2021
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Román, 24, said she is charged with a long list of crimes, including sedition, and faces 25 years in jail.
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Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2022
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Three defendants were cleared of the sedition charge but found guilty of other Jan. 6 crimes.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 June 2023
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Puigdemont faces up to 25 years in prison in Spain on charges of rebellion and sedition.
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NBC News,
25 Mar. 2018
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Well, the people who were charged on January 6th, some of them were charged with sedition.
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NBC News,
17 Sep. 2023
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Disloyalty, in the form of joining the glee club, is sedition.
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Matt Pearce,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2021
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Now, with the supreme court’s latest order, those in jail for sedition charges can apply for bail.
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Manavi Kapur,
Quartz,
10 May 2022
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To go to the government, [and] say my dad might be committing sedition.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Oct. 2023
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Watkins, who is charged with sedition for her role in the riot, was mentioned by name during the hearing.
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Staff,
cleveland,
22 July 2022
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The police said that the creation and promotion of the tipsheet amounted to sedition.
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Jeff Horwitz,
WSJ,
5 Mar. 2021
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So much so that he was charged with sedition, the cardinal colonial sin.
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Tunku Varadarajan,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2020
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The next major milestone is the sedition trial of Tarrio and four other members of the Proud Boys.
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Michael Kunzelman,
Anchorage Daily News,
5 Jan. 2023
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Rhodes and a group of other Oath Keepers facing the sedition charges are set to go on trial in Washington at the end of the month.
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BostonGlobe.com,
1 Sep. 2022
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Ulrich is the second of 11 Oath Keepers being tried on sedition charges to plead guilty.
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Chris Joyner,
ajc,
29 Apr. 2022
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The sedition charge carries a possible sentence of 20 years in prison.
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Caitlin L. Chandler,
Washington Post,
23 May 2022
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On today's 5 Things podcast, hear the latest from the Proud Boys sedition trial.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
25 Apr. 2023
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Police charged her with sedition, a crime that can carry a life sentence.
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The Economist,
27 Feb. 2021
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Garland refused to say on Tuesday whether sedition charges are still on the table.
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Evan Perez,
CNN,
24 June 2021
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He was also charged with terrorism and sedition, both of which can result in life in prison.
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Washington Post,
15 Nov. 2021
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