☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Fifth Columnist

A person who engages in clandestine subversive activities within a country on behalf of an enemy. In wartime jurisprudence, fifth column activities may constitute treason, espionage, or sedition.

Etymology: Spanish 'quinta columna,' coined by General Emilio Mola during the Spanish Civil War (1936) · Category: International Law · Source: Espionage Act of 1917; Ex parte Quirin, 317 U.S. 1 (1942)
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