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The conspirators were hanged for high treason.
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On Wednesday, a court reported he was found guilty of high treason.
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Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1957, after decades of Stalin’s terror, when contacts with foreigners, real or imagined, were treated as high treason, Moscow hosted the Sixth International Youth Festival.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
The suspect has been charged with high treason and sabotage under martial law.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
All of the surviving men were later convicted of high treason.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jon Jackson, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1957, after decades of Stalin’s terror, when contacts with foreigners, real or imagined, were treated as high treason, Moscow hosted the Sixth International Youth Festival.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
The suspect has been charged with high treason and sabotage under martial law.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
All of the surviving men were later convicted of high treason.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high treason
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“High treason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20treason. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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