Usage Note
Sédition refers to organized incitement against state authority, typically short of open warfare. It carries a formal, legal register and often appears in historical or political writing. The adjective séditieux / séditieuse describes those engaged in such activity.
Examples
"Les chefs de la sédition furent arrêtés."
Natural Translation
The leaders of the sedition were arrested.

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