n.
Pronunciation: si- ' di-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sedicioun, from Anglo-French sediciun, from Latin sedition-, seditio, literally, separation, from sed-, se- apart + ition-, itio act of going, from ire to go ― more at SECEDE , ISSUE
Date: 14th century
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority