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lese majesty (lèse majesté [or] lese majeste)
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- pronunciation:
- liz
mae
jih
sti
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noun |
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a crime against or affront to the dignity of a ruler, sovereign, or head of state.
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| definition 2: |
any act of insolence or affront to someone's dignity, esp. that of a person to whom deference is customarily shown.
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