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  2. Treason - Wikipedia

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    Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. [1] This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state.

  3. Treason (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Treason is a British spy thriller television miniseries created by Matt Charman for the streaming service Netflix. It stars Olga Kurylenko , Oona Chaplin , Ciarán Hinds , and Charlie Cox . Treason was released on 26 December 2022, consisting of five episodes.

  4. Treason laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there are both federal and state laws prohibiting treason. [1] Treason is defined on the federal level in Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution as "only in levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."

  5. List of people convicted of treason - Wikipedia

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    William Bruce Mumford, convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War. Walter Allen was convicted of treason on September 16, 1922 for taking part in the 1921 Miner's March against the coal companies and the U.S. Army at Blair Mountain, West Virginia. He was sentenced to 10 years and ...

  6. Article Three of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted. The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and ...

  7. High treason in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the crime of treason, the Treason Felony Act 1848 (still in force today) created a new offence known as treason felony, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment instead of death (but today, due to the abolition of the death penalty, the maximum penalty both for high treason and treason felony is the same—life imprisonment).

  8. Category:Treason - Wikipedia

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  9. Treason (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Treason is a crime that covers a variety of extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Treason may also refer to: Film and television