Treason Act 1790 1871. Section 4 This section was a saving clause and provided that women convicted of those offences would still be liable to such forfeitures and corruption of blood as they would have been if they had been attainted of those offences before the passing of the Act. This section was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1960. Repeal The Act was repealed when the death penalty for treason was abolished by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Treason Act 1790 The Treason Act 1790 (30 Geo 3 c 48) was an Act of the Parliament of the Kingdom of
Treason laws in the United States not be convicted of treason except on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act or by confession in open court." This is reiterated in Section 37 of the California Penal Code. Penalty: Death, or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Penalty: Death, or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Definition: The constitution of Delaware defines treason in similar terms to the United States Constitution. Penalty: Not less than 5.5 years and not more than 30 years' imprisonment (minimum sentencing guidelines). Penalty: Death, or by imprisonment for life or for not less than 15 years. The