Normally, in this area, the Constitution either gives power ... and the specific definition of treason about giving - about making war against the country, giving aid and comfort to the enemy ...

When it came time to defend the Constitution, Madison left behind his earlier aversion to a narrow definition of treason and, in The Federalist No. 43, lauded the Convention’s wisdom as raising ...

The First Congress used its constitutional power of declaring the punishment for treason by establishing the penalty of death, with seven years’ imprisonment for misprision of treason.

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During a preparatory hearing at the Constitutional Court, the Assembly’s legal representatives stated that the question of guilt or innocence regarding the treason charge would be addressed and ...

Senator Lankford, and others, put the question to President Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that broadened the definition of high treason, part of authorities' efforts to tighten control as the fighting in Ukraine is nearing ...

AT last a conviction for high treason has been recorded and, hopefully, Article 6 of the Constitution can no longer be dismissed as a dead letter. After a six-year trial, the year 2019 saw General ...