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treason

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trea·son  (trzn)
n.
1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Latin trditi, trditin-, a handing over; see tradition.]

treason
Noun
1. betrayal of one's sovereign or country, esp. by attempting to overthrow the government
2. any treachery or betrayal [Latin traditio a handing over]
treasonable adj
treasonous adj

Treason
See also crime.

an act of cooperating with an invader of one’s country. — collaborationist, n.
1. breach of trust, especially treachery or treason.
2. an act or instance of this. — perfidious, adj.
cowardice, treason, or disloyalty. — recreant, n., adj.

Violation of the allegiance owed to one's sovereign or state; betrayal of one's country.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.treasontreason - a crime that undermines the offender's government
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
2.treasontreason - disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
disloyalty - the quality of being disloyal
betrayal - the quality of aiding an enemy
3.treasontreason - an act of deliberate betrayal        
knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
double cross, double-crossing - an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
sellout - an act of betrayal

treason
Translations
treason [ˈtriːzn] ntraición f

treason [ˈtriːzn] ntrahison f

treason [ˈtriːzn] nVerrat m

treason [ˈtriːzn] ntradimento

treason
n treason [ˈtriːzn]
(alsohigh treason) disloyalty to, or betrayal of, one's own country They were convicted of (high) treason. verraad خِيانَه предателство velezrada højforræderi; landsforræderi der Verrat προδοσία traición riigireetmine خیانت valtiopetos trahison בְּגִידָה देश द्रोह izdaja hazaárulás pengkhianatan föðurlandssvik, landráð tradimento 反逆 반역죄 (tėvynės) išdavimas (valsts) nodevība pengkhianatan hoogverraad landssvik/-forræderi zdrada traição tră­dare (государственная) измена vlastizrada izdaja izdaja landsförräderi, högförräderi การกบฏ vatana ihanet 叛國 зрада غداري tội phản quốc


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New Distribution of Horses- Secret Information of Treason in the Camp.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
The governor of New York may pardon in all cases, even in those of impeachment, except for treason and murder.
 
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