Word: treasonously
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...parents seem to hope the U.S. government will write the whole thing off as youthful indiscretion, a character-building experience at al-Qaeda summer camp that went horribly awry. They’ve hired a top-flight lawyer and begun lobbying Senator Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif.) to block treason charges. At 20, they say, he’s “just...
Throwing a cream cake at Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf is equivalent to treason, according to the Swedish legal system. Four teens were fined for the income they would make in 100 days...
...treason, scream the pundits. Hang him! Rip his limbs from his body! While the charge sounds suitably dramatic, legally, treason is a pretty tricky crime to prove (and is punishable by death). Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution reads, "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Walker may well have fulfilled those requirements, but there's more. A defendant may be convicted only "on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court." Will...
Both are produced by Rustavi 2, a fiercely independent TV channel much unloved by the government. Often the focus of the exposés has been feared Interior Minister Kakha Targamadze, who in October went on air in a Rustavi 2 studio to accuse the channel of "treason" and to threaten, "We will shut you down...
...strong opponent of McCarthyism, Pusey is credited with upholding Harvard’s dedication to academic freedom in the face of blacklists and allegations of treason...