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Se·di·tious li·bel

/səˈdiSHəs ˈlībəl/

noun
- 1. a published statement which is seditious: "his publication in 1763 was decided by the courts to be a seditious libel on George III"
- ▪ the action or crime of publishing a seditious statement: "James had the bishops tried for seditious libel"
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Seditious libel
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Criminal offences under English common law
Seditious libel is a criminal offence under common law of printing written material with seditious purpose – that is, the purpose of bringing contempt upon a political authority. It remains an offence in Canada but has been abolished in England and Wales. American scholar Leonard W. Levy argues that seditious libel "has always been an accordion-like concept, expandable or contractible at the whim ... Wikipedia
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