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treasonable

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trea·son·a·ble  (trz-n-bl)
adj.
Relating to, constituting, or involving treason: Espionage is a treasonable act.
treason·a·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.treasonabletreasonable - having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
faithless, traitorous, treasonous, unfaithful
disloyal - deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
treasonable
adjective disloyal, false, subversive, treacherous, seditious, mutinous, perfidious, traitorous, treasonous They were brought to trial for treasonable conspiracy.
reliable, loyal, faithful, patriotic, dependable, trustworthy
Translations
treasonable [ˈtriːzənəbl] ADJ → traidor, desleal
treasonable [ˈtriːzənəbəl] adj [conspiracy] → visant à renverser l'État
treasonable, treasonous
adj → verräterisch; it was treasonable to do such a thing → so etwas zu tun, war Verrat
treasonable [ˈtriːz/ənəbl] adj → proditorio/a
treasonable [ˈtriːz/ənəbl] adj → proditorio/a


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Already I was considered heterodox if not treasonable, and I was keenly alive to the danger of my position; nevertheless I could not at times refrain from bursting out into suspicious or half-seditious utterances, even among the highest Polygonal and Circular society.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
Some of the young ladies--many of them, I may say--are even very beautiful; they average a shade better than American girls--which treasonable words I pray may be forgiven me.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
" Thomson said slowly,--"a man who is convicted of having treasonable correspondence with our enemy?
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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