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Lèse-majesté logo #10101) Attack on sacred custom 2) Treason
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Lèse-majesté

Lèse-majesté logo #21000 Lèse-majesté i (lèse-majesté lɛz maʒɛste; Law French, from the Latin laesa maiestas, `injured majesty`; in English, also lese-majesty, lese majesty or leze majesty) is the crime of violating majesty, an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state. This behavior was first classified as a criminal offence against .....
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