Examples of high treason in a Sentence
The conspirators were hanged for high treason.
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Read More: Putin’s Myths About Ukraine, Debunked The detention on suspicion of high treason of the two colonels on the 7th May—the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration—were the first among high-ranking officers serving as lead-protection bodyguards.
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TIME, 10 May 2024
Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent coup d’etat aimed at installing an aristocrat as national leader and imposing martial law.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
The Villiers’ influence extended beyond the reigns of both James and Charles, who was infamously executed for high treason in 1649 amid the upheaval of the English Civil Wars.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high treason.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
On April 1, Hitler and several of his co-conspirators were found guilty of high treason.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
In September 2022, a journalist, Ivan Safronov, was sentenced to 22 years for high treason.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Apr. 2023
However, Daoud noted that Ghana’s constitution still allows for the death penalty in cases of high treason, and called for the constitution to be revised as well.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
As wartime Russia experiences a surge in treason cases, the arrests for high treason of three Russian academics who work on hypersonic missile technology on the same faculty in Siberia have drawn a rare, public outcry from Russia’s scientific community.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
TIME, 10 May 2024
Nine men go on trial in Germany on Monday charged with high treason, attempted murder and plotting a violent coup d’etat aimed at installing an aristocrat as national leader and imposing martial law.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
The Villiers’ influence extended beyond the reigns of both James and Charles, who was infamously executed for high treason in 1649 amid the upheaval of the English Civil Wars.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 30, 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high treason.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
On April 1, Hitler and several of his co-conspirators were found guilty of high treason.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
In September 2022, a journalist, Ivan Safronov, was sentenced to 22 years for high treason.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Apr. 2023
However, Daoud noted that Ghana’s constitution still allows for the death penalty in cases of high treason, and called for the constitution to be revised as well.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
As wartime Russia experiences a surge in treason cases, the arrests for high treason of three Russian academics who work on hypersonic missile technology on the same faculty in Siberia have drawn a rare, public outcry from Russia’s scientific community.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
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“High treason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20treason. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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