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Meanings of lèse-majesté in English
Russian
оскорбление величества Portuguese
lesa-majestade Spanish
lesa majestad Catalan
lesa majestat Crime of violating majesty; an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
Synonyms
Examples for "lese-majesty"
Examples for "lese-majesty"
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The objectors hadn't seen the original play but considered even the idea lese-majesty.
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The question was, "Did you confiscate the property because the crime was lese-majesty?"
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He's too much afraid of lese-majesty, for that.
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March tried to tell him what the crime of lese-majesty was, and he said: Oh, yes.
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We may imagine the valorous anger of our little metropolis at this act or crime of lese-majesty.
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What the one man considered upholding the dignity of his office, the other interpreted as leze-majesty.
Usage of lèse-majesté in English
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Any Thai can bring a legal case against a person under the lèse-majesté law.
2
Thailand's lèse-majesté laws are among the strictest in the world.
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Any Thai can bring a lèse-majesté case against someone.
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To commit lèse-majesté, to speak slightingly of royalty in Germany, is a very serious offence.
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AMERICA:IT WAS a profound show of disrespect for the office of president, a crime of lèse-majesté.
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No protesters have been charged under lèse-majesté.
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He did not mention the lèse-majesté laws specifically but online criticism of the king has become increasingly direct.
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The very thought is lèse-majesté in the aesthetic code of today, yet I have to admit I had it.
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Thailand's lèse-majesté laws Strict lèse-majesté laws make it a crime to criticise, defame or insult members of the royal family.
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It is lèse-majesté, but none the less true, to say that they think as much of their General as of their Kaiser.
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Although the king has apparently requested no prosecutions be made under the lèse-majesté law for now, other charges have been used against protesters.
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"Ah, but she's saved you from the crime of lèse-majesté, hasn't she?" said the King, distracted from his sudden suspicion and amused by Primi's discomfiture.
Translations for lèse-majesté
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