In
law,
sedition is overt conduct, such as
speech and
organization, that tends toward
insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes
subversion of a
constitution and
incitement of discontent (or
resistance) to lawful authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws. Seditious words in writing are
seditious libel. A
seditionist is one who engages in or promotes the interests of sedition.