单词 | lese majesty |
释义 | lese majesty /leez/ 1. Law. a. a crime, esp. high treason, committed against the sovereign power. b. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler. 2. an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered by numbers of people: Her speech against Mother's Day was criticized as lese majesty. Also, lèse majesty. [1530-40; < F lèse-majesté, after L (crimen) laesae majestatis (the crime) of injured majesty] |
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