Mutiny
Mutiny , noun
[From mutine to mutiny, from French se mutiner, from French mutin stubborn, mutinous, from Old French meute riot, Late Latin movita, from movitus, for Latin motus, past participle of movere to move. See Move.]
1.
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.
In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.
2.
Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obsolete]
To raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.
Collocations (1)
Mutiny act (Law) , an English statute reenacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion. — Wharton
Mutiny , intransitive verb
1.
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.
2.
To fall into strife; to quarrel. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare