treason

Definitions

1. The crime of betraying one’s own country
2. The crime of betraying one’s own country.
   countable, uncountable
3. An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence
4. An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
   countable, uncountable
5. an act of cooperating with an invader of one’s country. — collaborationist, n.
6. cowardice, treason, or disloyalty. — recreant, n., adj.
7. (also high treason) disloyalty to, or betrayal of, one's own country. They were convicted of (high) treason. verraad خِيانَه предателство traição velezrada der Verrat højforræderi; landsforræderi προδοσίαtraición riigireetmine خیانت maanpetos trahisonבגידה देश द्रोह izdaja hazaárulás pengkhianatan föðurlandssvik, landráð tradimento 反逆 반역, 대역 (tėvynės) išdavimas (valsts) nodevība pengkhianatan hoogverraad landssvik/-forræderi zdrada خیانت traição tră­dare измена vlastizrada izdaja izdaja lands...
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8. The betrayal of allegiance toward one's own country, especially by committing hostile acts against it or aiding its enemies in committing such acts.
9. The betrayal of someone's trust or confidence.
10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government; high treason
11. any treachery or betrayal
12. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
13. a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or state.
14. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; treachery.

Equivalents

Examples

“Treaſon doth never [pro]ſper: what's the reaſon? / For yf yt [pro]ſper none dare call⟳ yt treaſon”

“Treason against the United States, shall consist⟳ only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unleſs on the Testimony of two Witneſses to the same overt Act, or on Confeſsion in open⟳ Court.”

“If for every error and every act of incompetence one can substitute an act of treason, many points of fascinating interpretation are open⟳ to the paranoid imagination: treason in high places can be found at almost every turning.”

“M. Vonel: 'Your involvement with a group calling themselves THE ORDER⟳ OF THE EZIC STAR has been uncovered. […] At least one EZIC member has confessed to receiving your help⟳. This represents treason of the highest order⟳. Goodbye inspector.'”

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