treason
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"This is the most serious act of treason in Israel's history," he said.
From Barron's
In some cases, the officers are meant to sniff out any scent of treason or collaboration.
The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”
As Johnson reminds us, “If we thought murders and treasons real, they would please no more.”
From Los Angeles Times
The penalty for treason can be death and for sedition up to 20 years in prison.
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