lese-majeste (also lese-majesty)

n [U] (French 法) 1 (law 律) crime or offence against a sovereign or government; treason 欺君罪; 犯上罪; 反政府罪; 叛逆罪. 2 (joc 谑) presumptuous behaviour from a junior person 僭越行为; 犯上行为: Firing senior staff without reference to the boss comes pretty close to lese-majeste. 不请示老板而解雇高级职员, 罪近欺君.

leniency, lenient, leniently, Leningrad, Leninism, lens, Lent, Lenten, lentil, lento, Leo, leonine, leopard, leopardess, leotard, leper, leprechaun, leprosy, lesbian, lesbianism, lesion, less, lessee, lessen, lessening, lesser, lesson, lessor, lest, let, let alone, let down, let go, let go (of), let go of, let in, let loose, let off, let on (about sth/that...) (to sb), let oneself go,