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mutiny

mu·ti·ny [ myt'nee ]


noun  (plural mu·ti·nies)
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  (past and past participle mu·ti·nied, present participle mu·ti·ny·ing, 3rd person present singular mu·ti·nies)
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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