Tyranny and High Crimes against the State! tyr·an·ny (tr-n) n. pl. tyr·an·nies 1. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power. 2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler. 3. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: "I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" (Thomas Jefferson). 4. a. Use of absolute power. b. A tyrannical act. 5. Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.
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