The word "quisling" soon became a byword for "collaborator" or "traitor". Moravec, known as the "Czech Quisling," was infamous among the Czechs as a traitor. Haakon further stated that he would abdicate rather than appoint a government headed by Quisling. After the war, Quisling and other collaborators were imprisoned, fined or executed. One who was "quisling" was in the act of committing treason. After the war, Quisling and other collaborators were executed. He gave his name to the high-profile government collaborator, now known as a Quisling. One of the items listed is "Jerked Quisling (by the neck)". Dwindling party membership created many problems for Quisling, especially financial ones. Among those executed were Vidkun Quisling and Siegfried Fehmer. It collected intelligence on enemy agent networks, police, quisling state machinery, and quisling military units. He frequently clashed with the German authorities and the quisling government. It was issued to "Mary Quisling". They accuse Mainwaring of being a quisling. Karen makes it known to the townsfolk that her brother is a "quisling".