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treason
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a crime that undermines the offender's government
Synonyms Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)They have insisted , rather , on living fully and completely within modern culture and , so far from considering this treason to God , have looked_upon it as the only way they could be faithful to him . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)On October 31 , 1859 , John_Brown was found guilty of treason against the state of Virginia , inciting slave rebellion , and murder . Concerning the sentence the editor asked , `` What else can Virginia do than to hang the men who have defied her laws , organized treason , and butchered her citizens '' . J._Wheaton_Smith , editor of the Warren_Telegraph stated that `` the ends of justice must be satisfied , a solitary example must be set , in_order_that all those misnamed philantropists [ sic ] , who , actuated by a blind zeal , dare to instigate riot , treason , and murder , may heed it and shape their future course accordingly '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
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[ noun ] an act of deliberate betrayal
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