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The answer TREASON has 289 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of treason in various dictionaries:
noun - a crime that undermines the offender's government
noun - disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
noun - an act of deliberate betrayal
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| Found in Article 3, Section 3, & requiring the testimony of 2 witnesses to prove, it's the only crime defined in the Constitution |
| In 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh was tried & convicted of this for plotting to dethrone the king |
| 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" |
| Article 3 may have soothed the Arnolds by saying this crime doesn't taint the offender's family |
| It's the crime of undermining one's own government |
| Perhaps because no one could figure out what he'd been trying to do, Aaron Burr was acquitted of this in 1807 |
| According to the Constitution, it's levying war against the U.S. or aiding & comforting the enemy |
| On perjured testimony, More was convicted of this crime in 1535 & beheaded 5 days later |
| The Constitution defines this crime as "levying war" against the United States or giving enemies "aid and comfort" |
| Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field shouting, this crime! This crime! |
| Treason description |
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In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a lesser superior was petty treason. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor. * At times, the term traitor has been used as a political epithet, regardless of any verifiable treasonable action. In a civil war or insurrection, the winners may deem the losers to be traitors. Likewise the term traitor is used in heated political discussion typically as a slur against political dissidents, or against officials in power who are perceived as failing to act in the best interest of their constituents. In certain cases, as with the Dolchstoßlegende (Stab-in-the-back myth), the accusation of treason towards a large group of people can be a unifying pol |
| Related Answers |
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| ARSON |
| BETRAYAL |
| BURGLARY |
| DECEIT |
| DOUBLECROSS |
| DOUBLEDEALING |
| FELONY |
| GIVEAWAY |
| OFFENCE |
| OFFENSE |