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treason (noun)

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  • treason — (also high treason) ► NOUN ▪ the crime of betraying one s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government. DERIVATIVES treasonable adjective treasonous adjective. ORIGIN Old French treisoun, from Latin tradere… …   English terms dictionary

  • treason — trea·son / trēz ən/ n [Anglo French treison crime of violence against a person to whom allegiance is owed, literally, betrayal, from Old French traïson, from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere to hand over, surrender]: the offense of attempting… …   Law dictionary

  • treason felony — noun : an offense under English law partaking of the nature of treason (as devising by overt act to depose or levy war against the sovereign to compel changes of policy or to intimidate or overawe Parliament) and usually involving life… …   Useful english dictionary

  • treason — noun (U) the crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its enemies or trying to remove the government using violence (+ against): an act of treason against the state | commit treason (=do something that is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • treason — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high PREPOSITION ▪ treason against ▪ an act of high treason against the English crown PHRASES ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • treason — noun the treason of Benedict Arnold will be recounted for centuries Syn: treachery, disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness; sedition, subversion, mutiny, rebellion; high treason, lèse majesté; apostasy; literary perfidy Ant: allegiance, loyalty …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • treason — noun /ˈtriː.zən/ a) The crime of betraying one’s government. Formerly, the punishment for high treason was of a most barbarous character…. Women were burnt. A male traitor was dragged or drawn to the place of execution and hanged; but while still …   Wiktionary

  • treason — noun Etymology: Middle English tresoun, from Anglo French traisun, from Latin tradition , traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over, betray more at traitor Date: 13th century 1. the betrayal of a trust ; treachery 2. the offense of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • treason — noun Syn: treachery, disloyalty, betrayal, sedition, subversion, mutiny, rebellion Ant: allegiance, loyalty …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • high treason — noun a crime that undermines the offender s government • Syn: ↑treason, ↑lese majesty • Derivationally related forms: ↑treasonous (for: ↑treason), ↑treasonist (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • treason — [ tri:z(ə)n] noun 1》 (also high treason) the crime of betraying one s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government. 2》 (petty treason) historical the crime of murdering a master or husband. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

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