lèse majesté

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See also: lese majeste and lèse-majesté

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lèse majesté.

Noun

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lèse majesté (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of lese majesty
    • (Can we date this quote?), “The world at a glance: Bangkok Jail threat over insult”, in The Week, number 605, page 9:
      Insulting the monarch is a serious offence in Thailand, one of the few countries that retains the crime of lèse majesté.
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