treason

thumb|A 17th-century engraving of the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot, a failed assassination attempt against James I of England

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Commons category: Treason

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History
In individual jurisdictions
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Hong Kong
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
India
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Republic of North Macedonia
Norway
Russia
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
International influence
United States
Federal
Treason against U.S. states
Vietnam
Muslim-majority countries
Algeria
Bahrain
Palestine
Related offences
See also
Terms and bywords for traitors
References
Sources
Further reading
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thumb|A 17th-century engraving of the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot, a failed assassination attempt against James I of England

Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country; attempting to overthrow its government; spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret services for a hostile foreign power; or attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor.