TREASON

TREASON. → INSTANCES OF
* Of Aaron and Miriam against Moses Nu 12:1-11
* Of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against Moses and Aaron Nu 16:1-33
* Of Rahab against Jericho Jos 2
* Of the betrayer of Beth-el Jud 1:24,25
* Of the Shechemites against Abimelech Jud 9:22-25
* Of the Ephraimites against Jephthah Jud 12:1-4
* Of the Israelites against King Saul 1Sa 10:27
* Of the Israelites against Rehoboam 1Ki 12:16-19
* Of the Egyptian servant against the Amalekites 1Sa 30:15,16
* Of Abner against Ish-bosheth 2Sa 3:6-21
* Of Jehoiada against Athaliah 2Ki 11:14-16
* Of Absalom against his father
* See ABSALOM
* Death penalty for Es 2:23
* Jesus falsely accused of Mt 27:11,29,30; Lu 23:2,3
* Paul falsely accused of Ac 17:7
* David' s amnesty
* To the traitors 2Sa 19:16-23
* To Amasa 2Sa 19:13
* See CONSPIRACY
* See TREACHERY

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treason. Treason, n. the highest crime against a state, including a violation of allegiance and an attempt to overthrow the government; it has different senses in different countries

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Trea″son (?), n. [[OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. traïson, F. trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to give up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition.]] 1. 1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.
The treason of the murthering in the bed. Chaucer. ☞ In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is high treason, as are many other offenses created by statute. In the United States, treason is confined to the actual levying of war against the United States, or to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. 2. 2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.
If he be false, she shall his treason see. Chaucer. Petit treason. See under Petit.