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Meanings of leze majesty 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.

оскорбление величества
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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.
The Guardian
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The question was, "Did you confiscate the property because the crime was lese-majesty?"
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
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He's too much afraid of lese-majesty, for that.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 2
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March tried to tell him what the crime of lese-majesty was, and he said: Oh, yes.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1
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We may imagine the valorous anger of our little metropolis at this act or crime of lese-majesty.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 / A Magazi...
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Any Thai can bring a legal case against a person under the lèse-majesté law.
The Guardian
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Thailand's lèse-majesté laws are among the strictest in the world.
The Guardian
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Any Thai can bring a lèse-majesté case against someone.
The Guardian
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To commit lèse-majesté, to speak slightingly of royalty in Germany, is a very serious offence.
Face to Face with Kaiserism
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AMERICA:IT WAS a profound show of disrespect for the office of president, a crime of lèse-majesté.
The Irish Times
Usage of leze majesty in English
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What the one man considered upholding the dignity of his office, the other interpreted as leze-majesty.
The Henchman