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Meaning of lèse-majesté | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/liz ˈmædʒəsti/

Definitions

The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.

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Examples

“And I have a hazy memory of members of the Beyhive, Beyoncé's fandom, posting disobliging commentary about my byline photo following a podcast discussion in which I was judged to have committed some forgotten act of lèse-majesté.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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