lese majesty

also lèse ma·jes·té

1. An offense or crime committed against the ruler or supreme power of a state.
2. An affront to another's dignity.

Origin:

Origin: Partial translation of French lèse-majesté

Origin: , from Latin (crīmen) laesae māiestātis, (the crime) of injured majesty

Origin: : laesae

Origin: , feminine genitive of laesus, past participle of laedere, to injure

Origin: + māiestātis

Origin: , genitive of māiestās, majesty