noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
commit treason (= the crime of being disloyal to your country )
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He was accused of committing treason against the King of England.
high treason
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
high
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Probably to the relief of the nationalists, he stood convicted of high treason at last.
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Stone was arrested on a charge of high treason on 3 May 1794 and was taken to the Tower of London.
■ VERB
accuse
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Pianezza had played a leading part in the disastrous campaign of 1672 and was accused of treason .
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He was then accused of treason and eventually beheaded.
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He was accused of treason against the nation for his willingness to negotiate with Texas and the United States.
charge
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On June 8, 1862, he was arrested and charged with treason .
commit
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How do we know Buckingham committed treason ?
convict
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William Joyce had been convicted of treason on the grand scale.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All five of the men will be charged with committing treason against the state.
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Fleming was flown to Washington and tried for treason .
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Norris was sentenced to 20 years for treason .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He also underwent several periods of defacto house arrest and trial for treason between 1956 and 1961.
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He was accused of treason against the nation for his willingness to negotiate with Texas and the United States.
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He was now arrested, tried for treason for his support of Jane Grey and condemned to death.
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He was then accused of treason and eventually beheaded.
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The charges against him included treason .
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The Polisario Front on Aug. 13 accused Hakim of treason .
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Wolf is being tried by the same court that sentenced him to six years in prison for treason and bribery.