lèse majesté
See also: lese majeste and lèse-majesté
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lèse majesté.
Noun
lèse majesté (uncountable)
- 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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