Sentence examples for offence of treason from inspiring English sources

"That does raise questions about their loyalty and allegiance to this country and about whether, as my honourable friend rightly says, the offence of treason could have been committed.

Your criticisms of Hong Kong's proposals for laws covering offences against the state are not warranted ("Subverting autocracy" and "Death by slow boiling", September 28th).You correctly report that the proposed offences of treason, secession, sedition and subversion all require the commission of or the incitement to commit acts of violence against people, property or services.

Lody was charged with two offences of war treason concerning the two letters he had sent from Edinburgh on 27 September and Dublin on 30 September.

The police have accused him of treason, a capital offence, though he has yet to be charged.

But the right to use it as a defence remained – except for offences of murder and treason – and it is still valid today, though there have been only a handful of cases.

The new law offered a narrower definition of treason than had existed before and split the old feudal offence into two classes.

Many face charges of treason.

In 1079 Stanislaus was accused of treason.

He was convicted of treason and beheaded.

He was convicted of treason and executed.

For this, he was accused of treason.