Massachusetts § 1 Treason defined

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 1 — Treason defined

Massachusetts § 1

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 264CRIMES AGAINST GOVERNMENTS

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, § 1 (2026).

Text

Section 1. Treason against the commonwealth shall consist only in levying war against it, or in adhering to the enemies thereof, giving them aid and comfort; it shall not be bailable.

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