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Meanings of lèse-majesté in inglês

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Crime of violating majesty; an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.

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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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        What the one man considered upholding the dignity of his office, the other interpreted as leze-majesty.
        The Henchman
        Usage of lèse-majesté in inglês
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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
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        No protesters have been charged under lèse-majesté.
        The Guardian
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        He did not mention the lèse-majesté laws specifically but online criticism of the king has become increasingly direct.
        The Guardian
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        The very thought is lèse-majesté in the aesthetic code of today, yet I have to admit I had it.
        The new yorker
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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.
        The Guardian
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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.
        The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, ...
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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.
        The Guardian
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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.
        The Oracle Glass