"lese-majesty" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /liːz ˈmæd͡ʒɪsti/
Etymology: From French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestas (“injury to majesty”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|lèse-majesté}} French lèse-majesté, {{uder|en|la|laesa maiestas||injury to majesty}} Latin laesa maiestas (“injury to majesty”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lese-majesty (uncountable)
  1. An offense against the sovereign power in a state; treason. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lese-majesty-en-noun-LcobjjX3
  2. An act of disrespect towards authority. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lese-majesty-en-noun-LBZZXaGf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lèse majesté, lese majesty, leze majesty
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