- laesa majestas
- Injured majesty; high treason. 4 Bl Comm 75.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
laesa majestas
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lèse-majesté — [lez΄maj′is tēlez΄ma΄zhes tā′, lez΄maj′is tē] n. [Fr < L laesa majestas < laesa, fem. of laesus (see LESION) + majestas, MAJESTY] 1. a crime against the sovereign; offense against a ruler s dignity as head of the state; treason 2. any… … English World dictionary
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lese-majesty — n. (also legravese majesteacute) 1 treason. 2 an insult to a sovereign or ruler. 3 presumptuous conduct. Etymology: F legravese majesteacute f. L laesa majestas injured sovereignty f. laedere laes injure + majestas MAJESTY … Useful english dictionary
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