high treason

noun

: treason sense 1

Examples of high treason in a Sentence

The conspirators were hanged for high treason.

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In 1864, Harpending, indignant after his conviction for high treason, ventured to present-day Kern County’s Clear Creek region. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 Dieter Voronin Political scientist and Russian-German national Dieter Voronin was convicted of high treason and given a 13 year and three month sentence in March 2023. —

Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 Kevin Lik, 18 Kevin Lik, a dual citizen of Russia and Germany, was convicted of high treason in December 2023, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 One of the freed Russian prisoners was Sergei Skripal, who was convicted of high treason for working as a double agent for the United Kingdom, Reuters said. —

Peter Burke, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high treason