Definition of mutiny Mutiny
/mjuˈtʌni/ - [myutunee] - Mu•ti•ny
We found 14 definitions of mutiny from 7 different sources.
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What does mutiny mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: mutinies |
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| mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) | ||
| insurrection, revolt, uprising, rebellion, rising organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||
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| mutiny - engage in a mutiny against an authority | ||
| rebel, rise up, arise, rise take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mutiny (n.)
Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. - mutiny (n.)
Violent commotion; tumult; strife. - mutiny (v. i.)
To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority. - mutiny (v. i.)
To fall into strife; to quarrel.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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mutiny
Revolt or determined disobedience of regular authority by soldiers or sailors, and punishable with death. Shakspeare makes Hamlet sleep "Worse than the mutines in the bilboes."
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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mutiny
Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military authority; open and violent resistance to the authority of officers; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority on the part of subordinates. Violent commotion; tumult; uproar; strife. -
mutiny
To rise against lawful authority in the military service; to excite, or to be guilty of mutiny, or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one’s superior officer or rightful authority.
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Image:Mutiny bounty 5.jpg|thumb|a> in a small boat. A scene from the movie, Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny is a when a group of people get together to openly oppose, change, or remove the people or person in authority. It usually means a group of soldiers trying to remove their officers, or a group of sailors on a ship trying to remove the captain. The group of people that mutiny are called mutineers.
During the Age of Discovery, mutiny meant open rebellion against a ship’s captain. This happened during Magellan’s journey and one mutineer was killed. Another mutineer was executed and 2 others were put on land and left there. After a mutiny on Henry Hudson’s "Discovery", Hudson and several others were left in the ocean in a small boat.
Penalty.
Mutiny is still treated as a very bad crime. Mutineers are punished and may even get the death penalty.
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