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Definition of Petit treason

Petit treason
Treason Trea"son, n. [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. tra["i]son, F. trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to give up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition.] 1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery. The treason of the murthering in the bed. --Chaucer. Note: In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is high treason, as are many other offenses created by statute. In the United States, treason is confined to the actual levying of war against the United States, or to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. 2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy. If he be false, she shall his treason see. --Chaucer. Petit treason. See under Petit.

Meaning of Petit treason from wikipedia

- Petty treason or petit treason was an offence under the common law of England in which a person killed or otherwise violated the authority of a social...
- "petit treason, murder or felony". By the end of the 16th century, the list of unclergyable offences included murder, rape, poisoning, petty treason,...
- king. The Act distinguished two varieties of treason: high treason and petty treason (or petit treason), the first being disloyalty to the Sovereign...
- benefit of clergy for petit treason) The Poisoning Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8. c. 9) The Treasons Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 13) The Treason Act 1535 (27 Hen. 8....
- 90 (sch. 2) 1 Hale 378 ("the killing of a master or husband is not petit treason, unless it be such a killing, as in the case of another person would...
- (1883). The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman, by Abner Cheney Goodell...
- Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem is a Latin p****age and the official motto of the U.S. Commonwealth of M****achusetts and the University of M****achusetts...
- arrested and put on trial in April 1763. Both were found guilty of petit treason (petty treason). While Ringe was sentenced to hang to death, Beddingfield was...
- (repealed) 28 Hen. 8. c. 1 18 July 1536 An Act that Felons abjuring for Petit Treason, Murder or Felony, shall not be admitted to the Benefit of their Clergy...
- this Act, save and except in cases of the crime of high treason, or of the crimes of petit treason or murder, or of abetting, procuring, or counselling the...