Sedition..actions which incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government...Espionage,Sabatoge or attempts to overthrow tha government constitute Sedition..as does advocacy by publication or speech to accomplish thes goals..tha Sedition Acts of 1798 amd 1918 put severe limitations on mere critasism oftha government...though closely related to treason sedition does not require tha precise standard of proof which tha constitution requires for treason convictions..punishment for seditios speech resulted in severe restrictions on nonconformists in post-revolutionary america