Treachery is a criminal offence in several countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Both offences were derived from, or inspired by, the older offence of treason, and the name treachery was chosen because it is a synonym for treason. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification CodeSection 80.1AC of the Criminal Code (Australia) 1 Jurisdiction VariationUnited Kingdom: the statutory offence of treachery was suspended in 1946 and repealed in 1973, whereas Australia retains it under section 80.1AC of the Criminal Code 1 Classification
Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
Has Offense Grade
Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Treachery (law)
Wikipedia, Treachery (law), lead section
Treachery is an offence in several countries. Both of the Australian and British offences were derived from or inspired by the related offence of treason. The name treachery was chosen because it is a synonym for treason.
Wikipedia, Treachery (law), Australia section
Treachery is a statutory offence in Australia. The offence is created by section 80.1AC of the Criminal Code.
Wikipedia, Treachery (law), United Kingdom section
Suspended in 1946, the statutory offence bearing that name in the United Kingdom was repealed in 1973.
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