2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.]

To raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves.

Shak.

Mutiny act (Law), an English statute reënacted annually to punish

mutiny and desertion. Wharton.

Syn. -- See Insurrection.

Mu"ti*ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mutinied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mutinying

(?).] 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.

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