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单词 lèse-majesté
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Definition of lèse-majesté in US English:

lèse-majesté

nounˌlez ˌmäjəsˈtāˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪ

  • The insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Others were charged with offences including lese-majesty or destruction of property.
    • Counter-charges of lese-majesty were filed against Prime Minister Thaksin.
    • They committed towards me the crime of lese-majesty.
    • The junta used lese-majesty as an excuse to stage the military coup that toppled Thaksin Shinawatra's government.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa majestas ‘injured sovereignty’.

Definition of lèse-majesté in US English:

lèse-majesté

nounˌlez ˌmäjəsˈtāˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪ

  • The insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Others were charged with offences including lese-majesty or destruction of property.
    • Counter-charges of lese-majesty were filed against Prime Minister Thaksin.
    • They committed towards me the crime of lese-majesty.
    • The junta used lese-majesty as an excuse to stage the military coup that toppled Thaksin Shinawatra's government.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa majestas ‘injured sovereignty’.
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