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Treason (other)
Treason is a crime that covers a variety of extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Treason may also refer to: Film and television * Treason (1933 film), ''Treason'' (1933 film), an American Western directed by George B. Seitz * Treason (1959 film), ''Treason'' (1959 film), an Australian television film * Treason (1964 film), ''Treason'' (1964 film), a Greek drama directed by Kostas Manoussakis * Treason (TV series), ''Treason'' (TV series), a 2022 spy drama Literature * ''A Planet Called Treason'', a 1979 novel by Orson Scott Card that was reissued as ''Treason'' in 1988 * ''Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism'', a 2003 book by Ann Coulter Music * Treason (album), ''Treason'' (album), a 1977 album by Gryphon * "Treason", a song by the Bats from ''Daddy's Highway'' * "Treason", a song by Kutless from ''Sea of Faces'' * "Treason", a song by M. Pokora from ''MP3 (M. Pokora album), MP3'' * "Treason", a song by The Teardrop Explodes from ''Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treason
Treason is the crime of attacking a state (polity), state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to Coup d'état, overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret services for a hostile foreign power, or Regicide, attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor. Historically, in common law countries, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant. Treason (i.e., disloyalty) against one's monarch was known as ''high treason'' and treason against a lesser superior was ''petty treason''. As jurisdictions around the world abolished petty treason, "treason" came to refer to what was historically known as high treason. At times, the term ''traitor'' has been used as a political epithet, regardless of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
