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.
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.
The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board. Grover Cleveland
This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to it, and this Moore said I always hindered them making their fortunes. Was that not the reason I struck him? Was there a mutiny on board? William Kidd
My lord, I will tell you what the case was. I was coming up within a league of the Dutchman, and some of my men were making a mutiny about taking her, and my gunner told the people he could put the captain in a way to take the ship, and be safe. William Kidd
mutiny in Danish is opstand
mutiny in Dutch is muiterij, onlusten, opstand
mutiny in French is mutinerie
mutiny in German is Meuterei, meutern
mutiny in Latin is seditio
mutiny in Swedish is myteri
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