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majesteitsschennis

majesteitsschennis

Dutch

Noun

majesteitsschennis f (plural majesteitsschennissen, diminutive majesteitsschennisje n)

  1. A lese majesty, high crime against the person of a monarch, or the monarchy or crown; by extension even against any sovereign state (which in Roman law was the original holder of 'majesty', only later a ruler's title)

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