treason charge
Allegation of disloyalty
A treason charge is a formal accusation of treason—the crime of betraying one's country, typically by waging war against it or aiding its enemies.
Treason charges are rare and carry extreme gravity, often arising in contexts of espionage, insurrection, or collaboration with hostile powers: The January 6th rioters faced calls for treason charges.
In casual use, people speak of treason charges loosely to mean any serious accusation of disloyalty.
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- state secretsProtected government information
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
act of war · indictment · capital offense · tribunal · gallows · execution · traitor · defector · enemy of the state · sworn enemy · spy · classified · allegiance · oath · crown · prosecution · trial by jury · conviction
- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- Passion narrativeJesus, Jesus Christ, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, Barabbas
- detentionjail, detention centers, captive, prison, detention orders
- Dreyfus AffairDevil's Island, Emile Zola, forged documents
- persecutionHolocaust, pogrom, genocide, pogroms, ethnic cleansing
treason chargemisdemeanor charge
Accusation of minor crime
petty offense · misdemeanor · traffic violation · parking ticket · noise complaint
treason chargeacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · full pardon · charges dropped · case dismissed · not guilty verdict
treason chargehonorable discharge
Satisfactory military service completion
knighthood · exoneration · acquittal · pardon
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