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[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think I found the original on https://www.unilaw.go.kr/bbs/selectBoardList.do?bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000021&bbsSubId=008 (number 5 "형법")

While I meant to try and figure out translating it literally, it has turned out more difficult than I had hoped. So if any korean understanders would like to check it instead, here is the specific article:

제63조 (조국반역죄)
공민이 조국을 배반하고 다른 나라로 도망쳤거나 투항, 변절하였거나 비밀을 넘겨준것과 같은 조국반역행위를 한 경우에는 5년이상의 로동교화형에 처한다. 정상이 특히 무거운 경우에는 무기로동교화형 또는 사형 및 재산몰수형에 처한다.

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"공민" meaning "citizen," suffixed with "이" probably marking the the noun as the subject.
"조국" meaning "motherland," suffixed with "을" "indicates the future intention of the subject."
"배반" means "betrayal, treachery, [or] treason," suffixed with "하고" meaning "and" or "with."
"다른" means "different, [or] other."
"나라" means "country," suffixed with "로" meaning "to, [or] toward."
It is presumably "도망쳤거" although wiktionary does not contain such an entry. Wiktionary does have some entries starting with "도망" that all mean "to flee, to escape." Presumably suffixed with "나" I think meaning "or"
"투항" meaning "surrender"

So a very literal translation might be something like "citizen(subject) motherland(to be done) betrayal-and other country-toward flee-or surrender" ... and then the rest which this is more effort than I can.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Based on my extremely limited Korean skills, your translation seems to be correct in conveying intention, though there may be context or subtext I don't understand.