The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
Treason is the act of betraying your country or a betrayal of trust.
Among certain Native American peoples, a feat of bravery performed in battle, especially the touching of an enemy's body without causing injury.
Dissension is defined as a difference of opinion.
A rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection
The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
Apparent movement of the sun and stars around the earth
A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
A written declaration by the master of a ship attesting to the fact that damages or losses were sustained from unavoidable natural causes, and rejecting any liability of the officers and crew
Revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers
A conflict or quarrel:
The action of rising up; specif., an outbreak against a government; revolt
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Reliance on something in the future; hope:
A subverting or being subverted; ruin; overthrow
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