High Treason
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. The compassing of the king's death; the aiding and comforting of his enemies; the forging or counterfeiting of his coin; or the killing of the chancellor or either of the king's justices. 4 Bl. Comm. 73. See "Treason."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. Treason against the king, in contradistinction from petit treason, which is the treason of a servant towards his master, a wife towards her husband, a secular or religious man towards his prelate. See Petit Treason; Treason.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. Treason against the king or sovereign, as distinguished from petit or petty treason, which might formerly be committed agninst a subject. 4 Bl. Comm. 74, 75; 4 Steph. Comm. 183, 184, note.
Defined under Treason in Black's Law Dictionary.