King James Bible Dictionary

Instances of treason:

Of Aaron and Miriam against Moses
Numbers 12:1-11

Of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram against Moses and Aaron
Numbers 16:1-33

Of Rahab against Jericho
Numbers 6:2

Of the betrayer of Beth-El
Judges 1:24-25

Of the Shechemites against Abimelech
Judges 9:22-25

Of the Ephraimites against Jephthah
Judges 12:1-4

Of the Israelites against Saul
1 Samuel 10:27

Of the Israelites against Rehoboam
1 Kings 12:16-19

Of the Egyptian servant against the Amalekites
1 Samuel 30:15-16

Of Abner against Ish-Bosheth
2 Samuel 3:6-21

Of Jehoiada against Athaliah
2 Kings 11:14-16

Of Absalom against his father
Absalom

Death penalty for
Esther 2:23

Jesus falsely accused of
Matthew 27:11; Matthew 27:29-30; Luke 23:2-3; Luke 23:38; John 19:12; John 19:14-15; John 19:19

Paul falsely accused of
Acts 17:7

David's amnesty of the traitors
2 Samuel 19:16-23

David's amnesty to Amasa
2 Samuel 19:13
Conspiracy; Treachery

TREASON, noun tree'zn. [Latin traho. See Draw and Drag.]

TREASON is the highest crime of a civil nature of which a man can be guilty. Its signification is different in different countries. In general, it is 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. In monarchies, the killing of the king, or an attempt to take his life, is treason In England, to imagine or compass the death of the king, or of the prince, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent of 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 in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.

TREASON in Great Britain, is of two kinds, high treason and petit treason High treason is a crime that immediately affects the king or state; such as the offenses just enumerated. Petit treason involves a breach of fidelity, but affects individuals. Thus for a wife to kill her husband, a servant his master or lord, or an ecclesiastic his lord or ordinary, is petit treason But in the United States this crime is unknown; the killing in the latter cases being murder only.

TREASONABLE, adjective tree'znable. Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt.

Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots and treasonable practices.

TREASONOUS, for treasonable, is not in use.