Treason is punishable by death in most countries

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• Treason — In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one s sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife (treason… …   Wikipedia

• Death — For other uses, see Death (disambiguation) and Dead (disambiguation). Dying redirects here. For the process of coloring, see Dyeing. For other uses, see Near death (disambiguation). The human skull, widely considered a symbol of death Death is… …   Wikipedia

• Treason Act 1661 — The Treason Act 1661 (13 Car. 2 c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England, although it was extended to Scotland in 1708. [7 Ann. c. 21] Passed shortly after the Restoration of Charles II, it is no longer in force, but some of its provisions… …   Wikipedia

• Treason Felony Act 1848 — The Treason Felony Act 1848 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (11 12 Vict. c. 12.) The Act is still in force. It is a law which protects the Queen and the Crown.The offences in the Act were originally high treason under the… …   Wikipedia

• death penalty — noun putting a condemned person to death • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑capital punishment • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑executioner ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Apostasy in Islam — (Arabic: ارتداد, irtidād or ridda‎) is commonly defined in Islam as the rejection in word or deed of one s former religion (apostasy) by a person who was previously a follower of Islam. The Qur an itself does not prescribe any earthly punishment… …   Wikipedia

• Apostasy — (IPA: /əˈpɒstəsi/) is the formal religious disaffiliation or abandonment or renunciation of one s religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used sometimes by sociologists without the pejorative connotations… …   Wikipedia

• Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …   Wikipedia

• Capital punishment in Iran — Part of a series on Capital punishment Issues Debate · …   Wikipedia

• crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium