lese majesty lese majesty [lez, leez] noun
1. Law.
a. a crime, especially 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.
Sounds like a crime this administration might use to charge the TEA Party or other patriots who want to keep their Constitutional rights and are speaking out.
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