Treason
In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor. Oran's Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines treason as: "......citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the ." It is also generally considered treason to attempt or conspire to overthrow the government.
See also
- List of secret agents, more cases that could be here
- Misprision of treason
- Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
- Capital punishment in the United States
- British Treason Law http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/spying.htm
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | United Kingdom |
| ► | United States |
| ► | List of persons convicted or accused by some of treason, by country |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Further reading |
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