单词 | lèse-nation |
释义 | lèse-nationn. A crime against the state; treason. Cf. lèse-majesté n.Chiefly in the context of the French Revolution. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > [noun] > treason treason?c1225 treacherya1400 hurt majestyc1480 lèse-majestéc1485 perduellion1533 patricide1576 treasonrya1600 perduellism1656 treasonableness1679 lèse-nation1789 treasony1828 trahison1858 parricide1867 fifth columnism1941 1789 Morning Star 2 Oct. If the question of Leze-nation, or Liberticide, should take place in this country..the number of victims would be alarming indeed! 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 104 Persons whom the leze nation might bring under the administration of his executive powers. 1851 Eclectic Mag. Nov. 338/1 The Comte de Provence was deemed as guilty of lèse-nation as Favras. 1852 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 111/2 To place implicit confidence in any one individual invested with the enormous power of the Executive is a lese nation. 1940 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 1 96 Lèse-nation replaced lèse-majesté as the most heinous of crimes. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Aug. 10/1 The National Assembly lodged responsibility for the prosecution of crimes of lèse-nation with the Châtelet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789 |
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