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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''Mutiny''' is the act of [[conspiracy (crime)|conspiring]] to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the [[military]]; or the [[crew]] of any ship, even if they are civilians) are legally obliged to obey. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), turning the strongest arm of the law into a danger for the legal order.
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		+	During the [[Age of Discovery]], mutiny particularly meant open rebellion against a ship’s [[captain]]. This occurred, for example, during [[Ferdinand Magellan|Magellan’s]] journey, resulting in the killing of one mutineer, the [[Capital punishment|execution]] of another and the [[marooning]] of two others, and on [[Henry Hudson]]’s ''Discovery'', resulting in Hudson and others being set adrift in a boat.
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Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) are legally obliged to obey. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), turning the strongest arm of the law into a danger for the legal order.

During the Age of Discovery, mutiny particularly meant open rebellion against a ship’s captain. This occurred, for example, during Magellan’s journey, resulting in the killing of one mutineer, the execution of another and the marooning of two others, and on Henry Hudson’s Discovery, resulting in Hudson and others being set adrift in a boat.