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Lese majesty
Leseˊ maj′es-ty
,Lezeˊ maj′es-ty
(lēzˊ măj′ĕs-ty̆)
Noun.
[F.
lese-majesté
, fr. L. laesus
, fem. laesa
, injured (see Lesion
) + majestas
majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis
.] [Written also
lèse majesty
.] 1.
(Law)
Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or against a ruler.