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The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Unadapted borrowing from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestās (“injured majesty”).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
lesa majestat
— crime of violating majesty
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Chinese Mandarin:
大不敬
(dàbùjìng)
— crime of violating majesty
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Dutch:
majesteitsschennis
— crime of violating majesty
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Finnish:
majesteettirikos
— crime of violating majesty
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French:
lèse-majesté
— crime of violating majesty
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German:
Majestätsbeleidigung
— crime of violating majesty
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Greek:
έγκλημα καθοσιώσεως
(égklima kathosióseos)
— crime of violating majesty
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Italian:
lesa maestà
— crime of violating majesty
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Japanese:
不敬罪
(fukeizai)
— crime of violating majesty
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Khmer:
ប្រមាថព្រះចេស្ដា
(prɑmaat preah ceɛhsdaa)
— crime of violating majesty
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Khmer:
ការប្រមាថព្រះចេស្ដា
(kaa prɑmaat preah ceɛhsdaa)
— crime of violating majesty
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Khmer:
រុងរឿងប្រមាថ
(ruŋ-rɨəŋ prɑmaat)
— crime of violating majesty
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Polish:
obraza majestatu
— crime of violating majesty
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Portuguese:
lesa-majestade
— crime of violating majesty
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Russian:
оскорбле́ние вели́чества
(oskorblénije velíčestva)
— crime of violating majesty
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Spanish:
lesa majestad
— crime of violating majesty
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Thai:
ความผิดต่อองค์พระมหากษัตริย์
(kwaam pìt dtòr ong prá máhăa gàsàt)
— crime of violating majesty
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Thai:
พิซซ่า
(pít-sâa)
— crime of violating majesty
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Vietnamese:
khi quân
— crime of violating majesty
