Revolt or determined disobedience of regular authority by soldiers or sailors, and punishable with death. Shakspeare makes Hamlet sleep
"Worse than the mutines in the bilboes."
·noun Violent commotion; tumult; strife. II. Mutiny ·vi To fall into strife; to <<Quarrel>>. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
On this document the Articles of War are founded. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book