seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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One of the key claims involves a document titled 1776 Returns, which prosecutors cited as evidence of a seditious plot.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The case is being prosecuted by Jeffrey Nestler, a veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. who handled the seditious conspiracy trial of the Oath Keepers and other high-profile Jan. 6 cases.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 May 2025
This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
The case is being prosecuted by Jeffrey Nestler, a veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. who handled the seditious conspiracy trial of the Oath Keepers and other high-profile Jan. 6 cases.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 May 2025
This included Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader, who was previously sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy, and Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, whose 18-year sentence was commuted to time served.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 21 May 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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