treasonable
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Stripping royal titles was something reserved for those who committed near treasonable offenses or no longer considered part of the extended royal clan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
After a similar grant, the 1776 constitution of North Carolina warned: "nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt preachers of treasonable or seditious discourses, from legal trial and punishment."
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2022
The British government feared a repeat of the 1916 Easter Rising and arrested most of the Sinn Féin leadership charging them with entering into treasonable communication with the German enemy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2018
There was nothing unusual, let alone treasonable, in this.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
Felt a bit like I was pulling myself apart to leave them here, and it’s a treasonable offense to lose my Pilot’s Notes.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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