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treason

[tree-zuhn] / ˈtri zən /


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Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Similarly, the earl of Peterborough's son refused both to remove his hat and to enter a plea when tried for treason in 1658.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

She was accused of adultery, incest and treason and was executed.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Copenhagen dismissed and charged Kauffmann with high treason, which he ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The charges are in the general nature of treason, which is to say anti-Mobutism, and the most likely sentence will be life imprisonment, though there are other possibilities.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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