LESE MAJESTY

LESE MAJESTY

lese majesty (leez maj-[schwa]s-tee). [Law French ¡°injured majesty¡±]

1. A crime against the state, esp. against the ruler. ¡ª Also termed laesa majestas; crimen laesae majestatis; crimen majestatis. See crimen majestatis under CRIMEN; TREASON.

2. An attack on a custom or traditional belief. ¡ª Also spelled l¨¨se-majest¨¦; l¨¨se majesty; leze majesty.


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