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1. (n.) lese majesty
a crime, esp. high treason, committed against a monarch or government.
2. lese majesty
an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
3. lese majesty
an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered.
Etymology: (1530–40; < F lèse-majesté < L (crīmen) laesae mājestātis (the crime) of injured majesty)
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1. (noun) treason, high treason, lese majesty
a crime that undermines the offender's government
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