Treason
A crime against one's country. The offence of attempting to overthrow the government or rule of a country or betraying a country by passing secret information to a foreign country.
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A crime against one's country. The offence of attempting to overthrow the government or rule of a country or betraying a country by passing secret information to a foreign country.
A station or store in a remote area established for the buying and/or selling of goods.
A cigar shaped, self-propelled underwater missile designed to detonate on impact. It can be launched from submarine, ship or plane.
Ceremony where a title is given to someone.
A medieval tax of one tenth of profit made payable to the monarch
In Anglo-Saxon times this was the name given to a freeman who had been granted land in return for military service.
A series of Acts of Parliament passed in 1673 which banned Roman Catholics from holding official positions in Great Britain
The systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or force societies or governments to instigate changes. A person who engages in terrorism is called a terrorist.
A region or area of land.
A compulsory contribution made by inhabitants of a place to pay for the government and upkeep of that place.