Hochverrat

Substantiv

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high treason

noun

Comparative law notes

Switzerland

The Germans make a distinction in their Criminal Code between high treason against the Federation (the Federal Government) and high treason against the Federal State (Land).

Definitions of high treason

English

the crime of doing something that puts your country in serious danger

The government says high treason charges will be brought against the arrested relatives of the former military ruler.