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Meanings of be mutiny in English

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Usage of be mutiny in English
1
He expected to be put in irons, for it was thought to be mutiny to strike a pilot.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
2
And he felt certain that, if the British tried to send any more troops there, there would be mutiny.
The Bullitt Mission to Russia / Testimony before the Committee o...
3
As captain of this submarine, I might order you below, and your refusal to do so would be mutiny.
Lost in the Air
4
If you attempt to leave without orders, it will be mutiny, and I will shoot you like a dog!
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 1
5
It would be mutiny.
The Forever War
6
On the ocean that would be mutiny, and I could hang every mother's son of them from the yardarm for it.
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
7
Then when a man quit work it would be desertion, and when he combined with others to strike it would be mutiny.
A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike
8
The master, interpreting this to be mutiny, which really was intended for fair compromise, answered, "I'll whip you, too, Sir!"
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 / A Magazin...
9
If you disobey me, it is mutiny, and you know the penalty.
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
10
This was mutiny, and M'Grath's remedy for that distemper was ever heroic.
The Price
11
The first is mutiny; the second is desertion to the French.
The Blue Pavilions
12
It would have been mutiny, and the man must be master.
Baree, Son of Kazan
13
If you do not go aboard forthwith it is mutiny-rankmutiny.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
14
Whichever way you considered it, at best it was mutiny, at worst piracy.
Beyond the Reef
15
Th' mate, sure it was mutiny, lets off his gun permiscuous.
Golden Stories / A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost...
16
If he won't obey, it 's mutiny, just you remember that!
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands