Found 2 items, similar to lese majesty.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lese majesty lese majesty n : a crime that undermines the offender's government [syn: treason, high treason]
English → English (gcide) Definition: lese majesty Leze majesty \Leze` maj"es*ty\ (l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e], fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also lese majesty.] (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power. [1913 Webster]