sedition act

Sedition Act. Hist. A 1798 federal statute that prohibited the malicious publication of defamatory material about the government, Congress, or the President. • The act expired in 1801.

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词条贡献者

译员黎川，在一家顶尖澳洲律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，擅长翻译涉及工业与制造业领域的法律文件。