treason
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He has been held under house arrest since he was found guilty of treason in 2023.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
UN rights chief Volker Turk said this month he was "deeply concerned" by a Cambodian court rejecting Kem Sokha's appeal against his treason sentence on April 30.
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
Copenhagen dismissed and charged Kauffmann with high treason, which he ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In all the long wars with the Dark Tower treason has ever been our greatest foe.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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