Sedition Act may refer to: *

Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were a set of four United States statutes that sought, on national security grounds, to restrict immigration and limit 1st Amendment protections for freedom of speech. They were endorsed by the Federalist Par ...

, including the Sedition Act of 1798, laws passed by the United States Congress *

Sedition Act 1661 The Sedition Act 1661 ( 13 Cha. 2 St. 1. c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of England, although it was extended to Scotland in 1708. Passed shortly after the Restoration of Charles II, it is no longer in force, but some of its provisions co ...

, an English statute that largely relates to treason *

Sedition Act of 1918 Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech or organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or insurrection against, establ ...

, also passed by the United States Congress *

Sedition Act 1948 The Sedition Act 1948 () in Malaysia is a law prohibiting discourse deemed as seditious. The act was originally enacted by the colonial authorities of British Malaya in 1948 to contain the local communist insurgence. The act criminalises speech ...

, a law in Malaysia *

Sedition Act (Singapore) The Sedition Act 1948 was a Singaporean sources of Singapore law#Statutes, statute law which prohibited sedition, seditious acts and speech; and the printing, publication, sale, distribution, reproduction and importation of seditious publications. ...

, a law in Singapore

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