high treason
Use High treason in a sentencehigh treason
noun
treason against the sovereign or state.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English
1350–1400; Middle English
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| high treason | |
| —n | |
| an act of treason directly affecting a sovereign or state | |
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IN short, high treason against this once great nation.
Opposition leaders were accused of hugely inflated crimes, such as high treason and genocide.
But sport is war by other means, and changing allegiance is sometimes considered high treason.
The offenders were declared guilty of high treason and their property was confiscated.
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