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Petty treason or petit treason was, in English common law, any betrayal of a superior by a subordinate. It differed from the better-known high treason in that high treason can only be committed against the Sovereign, and the legal defence of benefit of clergy was available for petty treason until 1496 (it was never available for high treason). In the United Kingdom petty treason ceased to be a distinct offence from murder in 1828. It has also been abolished in other countries.
) distinguished high treason from petty treason . Petty treason was the murder of one's lawful superior... Battery Rape Domestic abuse Larceny Theft Burglary Robbery Embezzlement Treason Intimidation Organized... law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A person who reneges on an oath of loyalty or...
high treason was once distinguished from petty treason (or petit treason), or the murder of one's lawful superior. Petty treason comprised the murder of a master by his servant, of a husband by his wife, or of a bishop by a lesser ecclesastic. Petty treason, however, was not treated as severely as...