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sedition

se.di.tion \si-'dish-*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L sedition-, seditio, lit., 
   separation, fr. se-] apart + ition-, itio act of going, fr. itus, pp. of 
   ire to go - more at SECEDE, ISSUE : incitement of resistance to or 
   insurrection against lawful authority