High Treason

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs treason
gptkbp:category gptkb:crime
political crime
capital crime
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Criminal_Code_(Canada)
Crimes Act 1914 (Australia)
Crimes Act 1961 (New Zealand)
Treason Act 1351 (UK)
Treason Act 1939 (Ireland)
gptkbp:containsElement aiding enemies of the state
attempt to kill sovereign
attempt to overthrow government
betrayal of country
levying war against the state
gptkbp:defines the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government
gptkbp:historicallyPunishedBy beheading (UK)
hanging, drawing and quartering (UK)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label High Treason
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:William_Joyce
gptkb:Guy_Fawkes
gptkb:Thomas_More
gptkbp:opposedBy loyalty
gptkbp:penalty death
imprisonment
life imprisonment
loss of civil rights
forfeiture of property
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:politics
espionage
national defense
patriotism
revolutionary
state of emergency
sedition
state security
regicide
insurrection
subversion
espionage law
treason law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nunthorpe_Stakes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6