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I0175000 (ĭn′sə-rĕk′shən)n. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]

in′sur·rec′tion·al adj.in′sur·rec′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.in′sur·rec′tion·ism n.in′sur·rec′tion·ist n.

insurrection

(ˌɪnsəˈrɛkʃən) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency[C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up] ˌinsurˈrectional adj ˌinsurˈrectionary n, adj ˌinsurˈrectionism n ˌinsurˈrectionist n, adj

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(ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃən)

n. an act or instance of rising in arms or open rebellion against an established government or authority. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiō] in`sur•rec′tion•al, adj. in`sur•rec′tion•ar′y, adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. in`sur•rec′tion•ist, n.

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insurrection - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from anotherrevolt, uprising, rebellion, risingconflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflictintifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993"mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

insurrection

noun rebellion, rising, revolution, riot, coup, revolt, uprising, mutiny, insurgency, putsch, sedition They were plotting to stage an armed insurrection.

insurrection

nounOrganized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:insurgence, insurgency, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, sedition, uprising.

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Insurrection

A rising or rebellion of citizens against their government, usually manifested by acts of violence.

Under federal law, it is a crime to incite, assist, or engage in such conduct against the United States.

INSURRECTION. A rebellion of citizens or subjects of a country against its government.
2. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 8. gives power to congress " to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions."
3. By the act of Congress of the 28th of February, 1795, 1 Story's L. U. S. 389, it is provided: Sec. 1. That whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion, from any foreign nation or Indian tribe, it shall be lawful for the president of the United States to call forth such number, of the militia of the state, or states, most convenient to the place of danger, or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his orders, for that purpose, to such officer or officers of the militia as be shall think proper. And in case of an insurrection in any state, against the government thereof, it shall be lawful for the president of the United States, on application of the legislature of such state, or of the executive, (when the legislature cannot be convened,) to call forth such number of the militia of any other state or states, as may be applied for, as he may judge sufficient to suppress such insurrection.
4.-2 That, whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed, or the execution thereof obstructed, in any state, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by this act, it shall be lawful for the president of the United States to call forth the militia of such state, or of any other state or states, as may be necessary to suppress such combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed; and the use of militia so to be called forth may be continued, if necessary, until the expiration of thirty days after the commencement of the then next session of congress.
5.-3. That whenever it may be necessary, in the judgment of the president, to use the military force hereby directed to be called forth, the president shall forthwith, by proclamation, command such insurgents to disperse, and retire peaceably to their respective abodes, within a limited time.

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noun rebellion

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noun organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority

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noun organized opposition to authority

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