{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-264-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, § 1","heading":"Treason defined","body":"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.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 264"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter264/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"30f47bd88fbbca757bf56119537e7d541605e075e63afdd3dd930aae86bf3f63","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263a-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-264-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}