rebellion, uprising, violent stand against authority
revolt, rebel, make a violent stand against authority
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Mutiny Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mutiny Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.
To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.
(v. i.)
To fall into strife; to quarrel.
To fall into strife; to quarrel.
(n.)
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
(n.)
Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutInsurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.
mutiny
\mu"ti*ny\ (?), n.; pl. mutinies (#). [from mutine to mutiny, fr. f. se mutiner, fr. f. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. of. meute riot, ll. movita, fr. movitus, for l. motus, p. p. of movere to move. see move.]
1. insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. in every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
2. violent commotion; tumult; strife. [obs.] o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
mutiny
act (law), an english statute reënacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion.
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mutiny act
Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
Noun
1. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
(hypernym) rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
Verb
1. engage in a mutiny against an authority
(hypernym) rebel, arise, rise, rise up
(derivation) mutineer
Mutiny Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), but can also occasionally refer to any type of rebellion against an authority figure.
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Mutiny! is the debut album from punk rock band Set Your Goals. It was released on 11 July 2006. A Deluxe 2-CD Edition with 5 bonus tracks and a video was released on 27 May 2008. The album was produced by Barett Jones who has also worked with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Bush, I Am The Avalanche and The Fall of Troy.
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Mutiny Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
The unlawful resistance of a superior officer, or the raising of commotions and disturbances on board of a ship against the authority of its commander, or in the army in opposition to the authority of the officers; a sedition; a revolt.
By the act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States, it is enacted as follows: Article 7. Any officer or soldier, who shall begin, excite, or cause, or join in, any mutiny or sedition in any troop or company in the service of the United States, or in any party, post, detachment or guard, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as by a court martial shall be inflicted. Article 8. Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, who being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavors to suppress the same, or coming to the knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not without delay give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall be punished by the sentence of a court martial, with death, or otherwise, according to the nature of his offence.
And by the act for the better government of the navy of the United States, it is enacted as follows,: Article 13. If any person in the navy shall make or attempt to make any mutinous assembly, he shall, on conviction thereof by, a court martial, suffer death; and if any person as aforesaid, shall utter any seditious or mutinous words, or shall conceal or connive at any mutinous or seditious practices, or shall treat with contempt his superior, being in the execution of his office, or being witness to any mutiny or sedition, shall not do his utmost to suppress it, he shall be punished at the discretion of a court martial.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.By the act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States, it is enacted as follows: Article 7. Any officer or soldier, who shall begin, excite, or cause, or join in, any mutiny or sedition in any troop or company in the service of the United States, or in any party, post, detachment or guard, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as by a court martial shall be inflicted. Article 8. Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, who being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavors to suppress the same, or coming to the knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not without delay give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall be punished by the sentence of a court martial, with death, or otherwise, according to the nature of his offence.
And by the act for the better government of the navy of the United States, it is enacted as follows,: Article 13. If any person in the navy shall make or attempt to make any mutinous assembly, he shall, on conviction thereof by, a court martial, suffer death; and if any person as aforesaid, shall utter any seditious or mutinous words, or shall conceal or connive at any mutinous or seditious practices, or shall treat with contempt his superior, being in the execution of his office, or being witness to any mutiny or sedition, shall not do his utmost to suppress it, he shall be punished at the discretion of a court martial.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Mutiny Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
