ይህ ከእግዚአብሄር በስተጀርባ የተፈጸመው የክህደት ወንጀል በእስራት ሳይሆን በሞት የሚያስቀጣ ከባድ ወንጀል high treason ነበር።
It was because adultery in itself was not a capital crime, whereas plotting the King's death was high treason punishable by death.