lese majesty

lese majesty (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of lèse-majesté.
   • 1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC:

     His father was what you call an agitator, and his father was in jail for lese majesty—what you call speaking the truth about the Emperor.