lese majesty

See also: lese-majesty

English

Alternative forms

leze majesty, lèse majesté

Etymology

From French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestās (“injured majesty”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /liz ˈmædʒəsti/

Noun

lese majesty

The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.

Translations

crime of violating majesty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大不敬 (zh) (dàbùjìng)
Dutch: majesteitsschennis (nl) f
Finnish: majesteettirikos (fi)
French: lèse-majesté (fr) f
German: Majestätsbeleidigung f
Greek: έγκλημα καθοσιώσεως (el) n (égklima kathosióseos)

Japanese: 不敬罪 (ja) (fukeizai)
Khmer: ប្រមាថព្រះចេស្ដា (prɑmaat preah ceɛhsdaa), ការប្រមាថព្រះចេស្ដា (kaa prɑmaat preah ceɛhsdaa), រុងរឿងប្រមាថ (ruŋ-rɨəŋ prɑmaat)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: lesa-majestade (pt)
Russian: оскорбле́ние вели́чества n (oskorblénije velíčestva)
Spanish: lesa majestad f
Thai: ความผิดต่อองค์พระมหากษัตริย์ (kwaam pìt dtòr ong prá máhăa gàsàt), พิซซ่า (pít-sâa) (slang)

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