treasonable
Example Sentences
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Stripping royal titles was something reserved for those who committed near treasonable offenses or no longer considered part of the extended royal clan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
After a similar grant, the 1776 constitution of North Carolina warned: "nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt preachers of treasonable or seditious discourses, from legal trial and punishment."
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2022
The British government feared a repeat of the 1916 Easter Rising and arrested most of the Sinn Féin leadership charging them with entering into treasonable communication with the German enemy.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2018
A clash with authority during Blake's time at Felpham ended when the poet was charged with the assault of soldier John Schofield, and for uttering "seditious and treasonable expressions" against the king.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2013
He did not stop the flood of treasonable oratory which poured forth from men like Warren and Quincy.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
