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 謔) presumptuous behaviour from a junior person 僭越行為; 犯上行為
Firing senior staff without reference to the boss comes pretty close to lese-majeste. 不請(qǐng)示老板而解雇高級(jí)職員, 罪近欺君.