LEZE MAJESTY

Leze′ maj″es‐ty (lēz′ măj″ĕs‐ty̆). [[F. lese-majesté, fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.]] [Written also lese majesty.] (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power.