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I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.
Stephen Fry

Meaning of "high treason" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH TREASON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH TREASON

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High treason is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH TREASON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

High treason

Treason is criminal disloyalty. Historically, in common law countries, high treason is treason against the state. It was differentiated from petty treason, which was treason against a lawful superior. Petty treason was restricted to cases of homicide in 1351, and came to be considered a more serious degree of murder. As common law jurisdictions around the world abolished petty treason, the concept of petty treason gradually faded, and today use of the word "treason" generally refers to what was historically known as high treason. In Canadian law, however, there are still two separate offences of treason and high treason, but both of these, in fact, fall in the historical category of high treason. In Canada, the main difference in law between treason and high treason depends on whether the nation is at war. In nations without a common law legal system, the distinction between high and petty treason did not exist. High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government.

Definition of high treason in the English dictionary

The definition of high treason in the dictionary is an act of treason directly affecting a sovereign or state.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH TREASON

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High Tatra
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high tops
high up
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High Wycombe
high yellow

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH TREASON

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in good season
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mid-season
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Synonyms and antonyms of high treason in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «high treason» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH TREASON

Find out the translation of high treason to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high treason from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high treason» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叛国罪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta traición
570 millions of speakers

English

high treason
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च राजद्रोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخيانة العظمى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

государственная измена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alta traição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute trahison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengkhianatan tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochverrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大逆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반역죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget pengkhianat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tạo phản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர்ந்த தேசத்துரோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च देशद्रोह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vatana ihanet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alto tradimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdrada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

державна зрада
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înaltă trădare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσχάτης προδοσίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogverraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högförräderi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyforræderi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high treason

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH TREASON»

The term «high treason» is normally little used and occupies the 113.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH TREASON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high treason

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2 QUOTES WITH «HIGH TREASON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high treason.
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Stephen Fry
I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there.
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Kurt Huber
A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH TREASON»

Discover the use of high treason in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high treason and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High Treason: The Assassination of Jfk and the Case for ...
A revised and updated edition of a two-time New York Times best-seller offers new documentation and analysis to make the case that a conspiracy existed to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Harrison Edward Livingstone, Robert J. Groden, 1998
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High Treason
. . Praise for John Gilstrap "One of the finest thriller writers on the planet." --Tess Gerritsen "Gilstrap is the go-to guy among thriller writers." --John Ramsey Miller "If you like Vince Flynn and Brad Thor, you'll love John Gilstrap.
John Gilstrap, 2013
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High Treason 1: The Assassination of President John F. ...
High Treason is investigative journalism at its best! For the first time, the New York Times bestsellerHigh Treason is presented as it was originally written in 1979-80. The new book is updated, annotated, and revised in this volume.
Harrison Edward Livingstone, 2006
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High Treason 2: The Great Cover-Up : The Assassination of ...
The second volume in a two volume study of the assassination of JFK presents new evidence and an analysis of existing documents and facts about the conspiracy, the assassination, and the coverup
Harrison Edward Livingstone, 1993
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
riorrsa-I-In'dietn\ent of Edward, -Duke of Somerset, for High Treason, in attempting~ to seize the person of the King, to imprison the Duke oi' Northumberland, and to excite an Insurrection in London, 1 vol. 518.-Of Garnet and others for High ...
Thomas Jones Howell, David Jardine, William Cobbett, 1828
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High Treason
This passionate novel mixes the recent history of Venezuela with powerful fiction to tell the tales of Rodrigo, Manuel, Alfredo, Carmen and Maikel.
Alberto Ambard, Amelia Mondrag N, Amelia Mondragón, 2012
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Japan and the High Treason Incident
This book shows the far reaching impact of the high treason incident for Japanese politics and society, and the subsequent course of Japanese history.
Masako Gavin, Ben Middleton, 2013
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Cobbett's complete collection of state trials and ...
Trial df David MacLane for High treason; before the Court holden under a Special Commission of Oyer and terminer, at the City of Quebec in the Province of Lower Canada, on Friday the 7th day of July : 27 George til. a. b. 1797.* London, who ...
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, William Cobbett, 1819
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High-treason: The trials at bar of Arthur Thistlewood, ...
The trials at bar of Arthur Thistlewood, gent., James Watson, the elder, surgeon, Thomas Preston, cordwainer, and John Hooper, labourer, for high-treason, before the four judges, in the Court of King's Bench, Westminster, on Monday, June 9, ...
Arthur Thistlewood, Alexander Fraser, Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, 1817
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State trials for high treason: containing the trial of ...
5»ud the authoritative writings of the most learned men upot* the subject of High Treason. In doing this, it was not his desire, as he had said, to press upon the Court, any theories, or opinions of his own, but to extract by legal reasoning, from  ...
Thomas Hardy, Student in the Temple, Thomas Holcroft, 1794

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH TREASON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high treason is used in the context of the following news items.
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REVIEW: Plymouth Tamaritans present A Man For All Seasons - 'A …
Instead the villain in this play is Thomas Cromwell (Richard Haighton) who is determined to convict More of high treason. Richard Haighton ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
2
Resentment: More FIRs lodged against Altaf Hussain across country …
In Multan, three high treason cases were registered against Altaf at the Cantonment, Delhi Gate and Chylyak police stations. Legal experts say ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
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Conservative MP compares Bill C-51 to work of Jesus Christ
If you are a dual citizen, this new law allows the government to strip your Canadian citizenship if you are found guilty of terrorism, high treason ... «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»
4
Going to the Ends of the Earth: a Filmmaker's Journey - Counterpunch
Will the act of civil disobedience, or even the act of filmmaking, become an act of high treason? The fact that the specter of “eco-terrorism” ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Martin Ferguson keeps ALP membership as expulsion bid fails
Following Labor's electoral defeat, NSW Labor senator Sam Dastyari branded Mr Ferguson a “rat” who had committed “high treason” with his ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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NSDC says its Twitter account has been hacked
He is suspected of a crime enshrined by Article 111 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code [high treason]." The NSDC press service later told Interfax it ... «Interfax, Jul 15»
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Respecting Canadian citizenship
... in armed conflict with Canada, or are convicted of terrorism, high treason, and treason or spying offences, depending on the sentence. «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
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Lauren Padilla: Is preppy style matter of conformity?
It seems like high treason to use the same adjective to refer to an ensemble consisting of a tailored black trench, colorblocked sheath, and ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
9
Nazi Telegram That Drove Hitler to Suicide Discovered in South …
People close to Hitler used the telegraph to turn the fuhrer against Goering, calling it "high treason," and he eventually spiraled into depression. «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
10
'The Art of Forgery,' by Noah Charney
In 1947, he found himself on trial for high treason for “selling a piece of Dutch cultural heritage,” a Vermeer, to Hitler's sidekick Hermann Göring. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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