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Definition of Insurrectionary

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or given to insurrection.

Definition of Insurrectionary

1. a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious.

Definition of Insurrectionary

1. Adjective. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection. ¹

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Definition of Insurrectionary

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Literary usage of Insurrectionary

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1. Select Statutes and Other Documents Illustrative of the History of the by William MacDonald (1903)
"Intercourse with insurrectionary States July 2, 1864 A BILL further to regulate commercial intercourse with the insurrectionary States was introduced in the ..."

2. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1860)
"am well satisfied that a large portion of the insurrectionary party in this ... But, without regard to this insurrectionary movement, the regular legal ..."

3. The Military and Naval History of the Rebellion in the United States. With by William Jewett Tenney (1865)
"Extensive regulations were adopted by the Government of the United States relative to trade with the inhabitants within the lines of In tío insurrectionary ..."

4. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 by United States President (1897)
"property used for insurrectionary purposes," approved August 6, 1861, and that said act be published at length with this order. ..."

5. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880: Negroes as Slaves by George Washington Williams (1883)
"... passed "An Act to Confiscate Property Used for insurrectionary Purposes." Notwithstanding this act, General McClellan and other officers still clung to ..."

6. The History of Modern Europe: And a View of the Progress of Society from the by William Russell (1837)
"In Germany there were several insurrectionary movements; the young duke of ... insurrectionary movements in Switzerland were promptly suppressed by the ..."

7. History of the Antislavery Measures of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth by Henry Wilson (1865)
"AT the opening of the Rebellion, slaves were used by their masters for insurrectionary purposes. Wherever armed rebels gathered, officers, ..."

8. Commentaries on the Law in Shakespeare: With Explanations of the Legal Terms by Edward Joseph White (1911)
"Seditious and insurrectionary bills. 249. Bills against Ecclesiastics. 250. Henry the Fifth's favor toward Ecclesiastics. 251. ..."

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