Meaning of mutinied in English

(Definition of mutinied from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mutinied

mutinied

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

The delegates on the statutes working group rebelled against those defending ' the president's line ' and mutinied against the president and the secretary of the working group.
It is monstrous to deal more deadly with people who merely deserted than you would deal with people who mutinied.
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The inescapable fact remains that the men mutinied on active service in the battlefield.
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It is the case of an individual mutinied ship.
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A small bridgehead was formed and a number of soldiers mutinied.
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This is fine, but what about those who mutinied?
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They that mutinied were all right.
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The battalion that protected the government in the provincial capital also mutinied and refused to go to war.
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In 1784, a regiment mutinied over lack of pay.
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The soldiers then mutinied only till he was released.
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Mutinied during the revolution of 1905 which delayed completion.
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Caillou and the others mutinied, saying it were better to die fighting than starve behind the walls.
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Eight of these regular regiments mutinied and two were disbanded during 1857-58.
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In response most of the artillerymen mutinied, expelling or imprisoning their officers.
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There was a feeling among locals that police had mutinied and refused to enforce the ban.
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