Rebellion

Deliberate, organized resistance, by force and arms, to the laws or operations of the government, committed by a subject. See Hubbard v. Hamden Exp. Ch, 10 R. I. 247; State v. McDonald, 4 Port. (Ala.) 455; Crashley v. Press Pub. Ch, 74 App. Div. 118, 77 N. Y. Supp. 711. In old English law, the term "rebellion" was also applied to contempt of a court manifested by disobedience to its process, particularly of the court of chancery. If a defendant refused to appear, after attachment and proclamation, a "commission of rebellion" issued against him. 3 Bl. Comm. 444.

— Rebellion, commission of. In equity practice. A process of contempt issued on the non-appearance of a defendant.