seditious act

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• seditious — [[t]sɪdɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A seditious act, speech, or piece of writing encourages people to fight against or oppose the government. He fell under suspicion for distributing seditious pamphlets …   English dictionary

• Seditious Meetings Act 1795 — The Seditious Meetings Act, approved by the British Parliament in November 1795, was the second of the well known Two acts (also known as the Gagging Acts or the Grenville and Pitt Bills ), the other being the Treasonable Practices Act. Its… …   Wikipedia

• Seditious Meetings Act 1817 — The Seditious Meetings Act of 1817 made it illegal to hold a meeting of more than 50 people.The act was passed by Lord Liverpool s government in March, 1817 in retaliation to the March of the Blanketeers in the same month. [ Access to History:… …   Wikipedia

• seditious libel — A communication written with the intent to incite the people to change the government otherwise than by lawful means, or to advocate the overthrow of the government by force or violence. Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.A. No. 2385. See alien and sedition… …   Black's law dictionary

• Sedition Act (Malaysia) — The Sedition Act in Malaysia is a law prohibiting discourse deemed as seditious. The act was originally enacted by the colonial authorities of British Malaya in 1948. The act criminalises speech with seditious tendency , including that which… …   Wikipedia

• Sedition Act (Singapore) — The Sedition Act is in Chapter 290 of the Statutes of Singapore. It was last revised in 1985.In September 2005, the Sedition Act was first used on individuals when three men, including a teenager, were charged for making seditious and… …   Wikipedia

• Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act — Old Parliament House, photographed in January 2006 An Act to provide for the maintenance of religious harmony and for establishing a Presidential Council for Religious Harmony and for matters conne …   Wikipedia

• Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007 — Parliament of New Zealand Long title/ Purpose Introduced by Ma …   Wikipedia

• Dramatic Performances Act — The Dramatic Performances Act was implemented by the British Raj in India in the year 1876 to police seditious Indian theatre. India, being a colony of the British Empire had begun using the theatre as a tool of protest against the oppressive… …   Wikipedia

• Licensing of the Press Act 1662 — The Licensing of the Press Act 1662 is an Act of the Parliament of England (14 Car. II. c. 33), long title An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Bookes and Pamphlets and for regulating of… …   Wikipedia

• Conventicles Act 1670 — A Covenanters Conventicle.[1] The Conventicles Act 1670 is an Act of the Parliament of England (22 Car. II. c. 1) with the long title An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles …   Wikipedia