treason

     

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of isloyalty to one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife (treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a lesser superior was petit treason). A person who commits treason is known as a traitor.

Trivia about treason

  • It's the crime of undermining one's own government
  • In 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh was tried & convicted of this for plotting to dethrone the king
  • According to the Constitution, it's levying war against the U.S. or aiding & comforting the enemy
  • Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807
  • Article 3 may have soothed the Arnolds by saying this crime doesn't taint the offender's family
  • On perjured testimony, More was convicted of this crime in 1535 & beheaded 5 days later
  • With the Senate in session, a senator can be arrested only for a felony, breach of peace or this, "so make the most of it"

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