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What is the current definition of seditious speech?

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The definition is for any speech that is made with the intention of inciting a violent and unlawful uprising against the administration is called a seditious speech. it includes attacking basic institutions of government, including particular governmental leaders.

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Seditious speech is speech directed at the overthrow of government. It includes speech attacking basic institutions of government, including particular governmental leaders. Its criminalization dates back at least as far as the Alien and Sedition Act.
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