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It depends on the jurisdiction and the state legislation where you are.
Some countries who have abolished capital punishment still keep this as as the ultimate sanction for treason.
Even where it is not used the punishments are usually very severe and rightly so.
Many see it as the most profound crime against the state.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoIf you were accused of treason in the 14-1600's, you usually were not given a chance for a trial, unless you were titled or important. Normally, you were just hanged or drawn and quartered.
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What abolitionist who was accused tried and hanged for treason was?
John Brown
How many people have to testify against a person accused of treason?
2
What happened to the accused in the McCarthy hearings of the 1950's?
they died of extremely violent diarrhea.
What happened to the Loyalists?
They were converted into British in america
High crime described in article 3 of constitution?
is this ur history home­work about a cross­word???me yes...Treason
What was Mary queen of Scots accused of?
She was accused of treason!,!,!
What was guy Fawkes accused of?
he commited treason
Who accused Gulliver of treason?
Limtoc the general, Lalcon the chamberlain, and Balmuff the grand justiciary have accused Gulliver of treason.
Was accused of treason?
Patrick Henry.
What crimes was Charles darnay accused of?
he was accused of treason, which of course was not true, but the French wanted him dead because of the autrocities his ancestors committed.
Was James Otis accused of treason?
Yes
Why was anne Boleyn exaucated?
She was accused of treason.
What is the punishment for treason and are there restrictions?
the familys of the accused recieve the accused possesions. and it is illegal to harras the family members of the accused
Can you please show a sentence with treason?
After abandoning his army to join the other side, he was accused of treason.
How was Julius Caesar innocent of what the conspirators accused him of?
he did not treason
What crime was gulliver accused of?
In Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," Lemuel Gulliver is falsely accused of treason by the Lilliputians. They accuse him of planning to rebel against their emperor.
Which character from Shakespeare's King Lear is accused of treason and blinded?
The character accused of treason and blinded in Shakespeare's King Lear is the Duke of Gloucester's illegitimate son, Edmund. He betrays his father and brother, Edgar, leading to his father being accused of treason and subsequent blinding.
