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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Open. An overt act in treason is proof of the intention of the traitor, because it opens his designs: without an overt act, treason cannot be committed; 2 Cliitty, Cr. Law 40. An overt act is one which manifests the intention of the traitor to commit treason; Archb. Cr. PI.
379; 4 Bla. Com. 79; Co. 5d Inst. 12; Respublica v. Malin, 1 Dali. (U. 8.) 33, 1 L. Ed. 25; U. 8. v. Vigol, 2 Dali. (U. S.) 346, 1 L. Ed. 409; Re Bollman, 4 Cra. (U. S.) 75, 2 L. Ed. 554; U. S. v. Pryor, 3 Wash. C. C. 234, Fed. Cas. No. 16,096.
In order to sustain a conviction for treason under the