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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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treason betrayal of trust XIII; violation by a subject of his allegiance XIV. ME.
treison,
tresoun — AN.
treisoun,
tres(o)un, OF.
traison (mod.
trahison) :- L.
trāditiō,
-ōn-, f.
trādere deliver up,
BETRAY, f.
TRANS- +
dāre give.
Hence
treasonable perfidious XIV (chiefly Sc. till XVII).
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/13/2006; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Comparative Drama; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Human Events; 12/24/2001; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Albion; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
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Ministers clash over treason charge plan.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/10/2005; 700+ words
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Imagining the King's Death: Figurative Treason, Fantasies of Regicide 1793-1796.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Criticism; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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Analysis: Whether John Walker Lindh should be charged with treason
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR); 1/16/2002; ; 700+ words
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Treason at the Times
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 7/2/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the country has simply abolished the concept of treason. Maybe treason ended during the Vietnam War when Jane Fonda sat laughing...the 12th straight month. Before Vietnam, we took treason seriously. But now we're told newspapers have a...
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treason
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Treason
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
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Castner Hanway Treason Trial: 1851
Book article from: Great American Trials
Castner Hanway Treason Trial: 1851 Defendant: Castner Hanway Crime Charged: Treason Chief Defense Lawyers: John M. Read, Joseph...government put a Pennsylvanian on trial for treason after he refused to help a posse search for a...
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Aaron Burr and the Definition of Treason
Book article from: American Eras
Aaron Burr and the Definition of Treason Sources Beginnings. Aaron Burr, in Henry...machinations and preparing Congress for the treason trial that would follow. Jefferson...Washington were prepared to try Burr for treason. First, though, he had to be found...
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Treason Act
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Treason Act an act passed on July 17, 1862 to prohibit the crime of treason against the U.S. government and to counter disloyalty...could be sentenced to death as authorized in the 1790 Treason Act, but it also allowed for a lighter sentence...
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