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lèse-majesté

crime of violating majesty; an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state
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lèse-majesté
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lèse-majesté

Summary

lèse-majesté ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,708 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lèse-majesté is a type of crime[2].
  • lèse-majesté is a type of insult of officials and the state[3].
  • lèse-majesté is a type of defamation[4].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • lèse-majesté's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include crime[2], insult of officials and the state[3], and defamation[4].

Why It Matters

lèse-majesté ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,708 views/month).[1] lèse-majesté has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] lèse-majesté is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +3
    Subclass of → crime, insult of officials and the state, defamation
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