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• treason — n. 1) to commit; plot treason 2) high treason 3) an act of treason 4) treason to + inf. (it is treason to sell military information to a foreign power) * * * [ triːz(ə)n] plot treason an act of treason hightreason to commit treason to + inf. (it… …   Combinatory dictionary

• plot´less|ness — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …   Useful english dictionary

• plot´less — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …   Useful english dictionary

• plot# — plot n 1 *plan, design, scheme, project Analogous words: *chart, map, graph 2 Plot, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal are comparable when they mean a secret plan devised to entrap or ensnare others. Plot implies careful planning of details …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Treason's Harbour — Infobox Book | name = Treason s Harbour image caption = First edition cover (pre Geoff Hunt) author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• plot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small area of planted ground < a vegetable plot > b. a small piece of land in a cemetery c. a measured piece of land ; lot 2. ground plan …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Gunpowder Plot — The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time, [Antonia Fraser, The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 , London, 2002, Author s Note, pg. xv. ISBN 0 75381 401 3] was a failed assassination attempt by a group …   Wikipedia

• List of people convicted of treason — This is a list of people convicted of treason.Some countries, such as the U.S., have a high constitutional hurdle to conviction for treason, while many countries, especially absolute monarchies and dictatorships, have less stringent… …   Wikipedia

• Cue for Treason —   Cover of 1973 Puffin Books edition …   Wikipedia

• Gunpowder Plot — Die Schwarzpulververschwörer, Zeichnung von Crispijn van de Passe dem Älteren. Dritter von rechts: Guy Fawkes. Der Gunpowder Plot (deutsch: Schießpulververschwörung seinerzeit als powder treason, „Pulververrat“, bekannt) war ein Versuch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Gunpowder-Plot — Die Schwarzpulververschwörer, Zeichnung von Crispijn van de Passe dem Älteren. Dritter von rechts: Guy Fawkes. Die Schießpulververschwörung (engl. Gunpowder Plot, seiner Zeit als Powder treason (Pulververrat) bekannt) war ein Versuch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia