TREASON in a Sentence
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14 example sentences for TREASON, such as:
1. Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.
2. The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
3. Strict, treason is an extremely serious charge, and it should never be made lightly.
4. Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty.
5. But with Ona's dead body beneath his eyes, Jurgis could not well think of treason to his child.
2. The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
3. Strict, treason is an extremely serious charge, and it should never be made lightly.
4. Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty.
5. But with Ona's dead body beneath his eyes, Jurgis could not well think of treason to his child.
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Meanings and Examples of TREASON
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treason
n. a crime that undermines the offender's government
n. disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
Classic Sentence:
1 But with Ona's dead body beneath his eyes, Jurgis could not well think of treason to his child.
2 Some ran furiously to the water's edge, beating the air with frantic gestures, while others spat upon the element, to resent the supposed treason it had committed against their acknowledged rights as conquerors.
3 "You are accused of high treason," said the cardinal, slowly.
4 Indeed," said the cardinal, "whatever repugnance I may have to directing my mind to such a treason, your Majesty compels me to think of it.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
Context Highlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL
5 Ah, monsieur," returned Julie, "it is treason in my brother to bring you thus, but he never has any regard for his poor sister.
6 When I buckled on Sergius's sword he looked so noble: it was treason to think of disillusion or humiliation or failure.
7 "If there were treason, or proofs of secret relations with Napoleon, they would have been made public," he said with warmth and haste.
8 When the record of modern treasons was examined, that was the first thing which made its appearance.
Example Sentence:
1 Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty.
2 The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
3 Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.
4 According to the United States Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for treason.
5 Strict, treason is an extremely serious charge, and it should never be made lightly.
6 His words, though not treasonous in themselves, were calculated to arouse thoughts of sedition.