treason
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 343 U.S. 717 - Kawakita v. United States · 1952Most cited · 338 citing opinions
the crime thus consists of two elements—adhering to the enemy; and giving him aid and comfort. One may think disloyal thoughts and have his heart on the side of the enemy. Yet if he commits no act giving aid and comfort to the enemy, he is not guilty of treason. He may on the other hand commit acts which do give aid and comfort to the enemy and yet not be guilty of treason, as for example where he acts impulsively with no intent to betray.
How often courts cite the case defining “treason”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “treason” — 338 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.