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treason

violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government; high treason
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Treason

See also Treachery.
Arnold, Benedict
(1741–1801) American Revolutionary general who plotted surrender of West Point to British. [Am. Hist.: Benét, 52]
Burgundy, Duke of
fights for English, then joins French. [Br. Lit.: I Henry VI]
Carne, Caryl
traitor to country. [Br. Lit.: Springhaven]
Christian, Colonel William
executed for treason. [Br. Lit.: Peveril of the Peak, Walsh Modern, 96]
Edmund
“a most toad-spotted traitor.” [Br. Lit.: King Lear]
Nolan, Philip
deserts the U.S. Army to join Burr’s conspiracy. [Am. Lit.: Hale The Man Without a Country in Magill I, 553]
Quisling, Vidkun
(1887–1945) Norwegian fascist leader; persuaded Hitler to attack Norway. [Nor. Hist.: Flexner, 444]
Vichy
seat of collaborationist government after German occupation (1941). [Fr. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1128]
Wallenstein, Count
powerful German general in Thirty Years’ War who corresponded with the Swedish enemy. [Ger. Drama: Schiller Wallenstein in Magill II, 1119]
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Noting ongoing investigations into charges of treason during the 2016 US presidential election, historians look back to medieval and early modern times to discuss the politics of treason.
Oxford dictionary defines treason as, 'the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government'.
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ISLAMABAD -- A trial court has accepted former president Gen Pervez Musharraf's request to postpone the hearing of a treason case on medical grouds.
ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday instructed to conclude the ongoing trial of the high treason case in the absence of the former President Pervaiz Musharraf, Express News reported.
ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court on Monday directed a special court to decide modus operandi for recording statement of former military ruler General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed for March 7, a contempt petition for not initiating high treason proceedings against former military dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the constitution by imposing emergency and PCO on November 3, 2007.A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa, has fixed a six-year-old contempt petition filed by lawyer Sheikh Ahsanuddin for initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the then PML-N government for not registering a high treason case under Article 6 of the Constitution against Musharraf.The treason case was started in November 2013 months after the PML-N's government came into power.
ISLAMABAD -- Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said 'cases have been registered against prominent leaders of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) including Maulana Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pir Afzal Qadri, Hafiz Farooqul Hassan and others under treason and terror-related charges.'
A candidate from Mandera who is accused of treason will remain in police custody until Monday.
The petitioner had sought proceedings of treason against the two leaders for 'issuing anti-state remarks', media reported.
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