treason
Sign in to savethumb|A 17th-century engraving of the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot, a failed assassination attempt against James I of England
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- History
- In individual jurisdictions
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- South Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Hong Kong
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Norway
- Russia
- South Korea
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- International influence
- United States
- Federal
- Treason against U.S. states
- Vietnam
- Muslim-majority countries
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Palestine
- Related offences
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- Terms and bywords for traitors
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thumb|A 17th-century engraving of the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot, a failed assassination attempt against James I of England
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country; attempting to overthrow its government; spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret services for a hostile foreign power; or attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor.