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Meaning of 'mutiny' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
2 . 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.
- To fall into strife; to quarrel.

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