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mutiny

mutiny [ mytəni ]


noun  (plural mutinies)
Definition:
 
rebellion against legal authority: a rebellion against legal authority, especially by soldiers or sailors refusing to obey orders and, often, attacking their officers



intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular mutinies, present participle mutinying, past and past participle mutinied)
Definition:
 
participate in mutiny: to take part in a rebellion against legal authority

[Mid-16th century. Via obsolete mutine 'rebellion' < French mutiner< Old French mutin 'rebellious' < muete 'revolt', via assumed Vulgar Latin movitus< Latin motus 'moved']
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