Word: treasonous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...likewise powerless, but, if it should have a two-thirds majority in favor of the President, it can dissolve the Chamber and call for new elections. Even the Senate and the Chamber combined cannot oust Millerand, for he can only be legally turned out of office for high treason. A hostile Parliament would, however, rapidly drive the President to resign voluntarily, for his position would be morally untenable...
...observe in the morning paper that the Methodists in conference assembled have voted that to participate in even a defensive war is unrighteous. To these pious folk violation of the Volstead Act is little better than treason. But treason on itself does not apparently particularly revolt them...
Notables elected: MM. Poincaré, Herriot, Briand, Painlevé; Communists Marty and Cachin, the former of whom was convicted of treason and later pardoned; ex-Minister of the Interior Malvy, once accused by ex-Premier Clemenceau of treason...
...Bishop Prokopius was to be shot for high treason. At the last moment he was exiled and his property confiscated...
...such action as the limit of self-abasement. Furthermore, I should like to remind you that in the event of any public discussion of the questions mentioned in your letter I shall proceed against you with every means under the state of siege quite apart from any proceedings for treason...