treason
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈtriːzən/
- Formal
:
traición
- Each of the men had been arrested for conspiracy or treason in October 1990.
- act of treason
- the crime of treason
- charged with treason
Your crimes, treason, theft and murder must be punished.
- Your crimes, treason, theft and murder must be punished.
- If it prosper, none dare call it treason.
- If you don't keep quiet, we'll, we'll, we'll try you for treason.
- The thing is, desertion was treason and betrayal of your own country, the worst possible crime.
- Some people even may go as far as to say that doing so is treason.
- Actually wore AT shirt that said Happy treason day, ungrateful colonials.
- It is about treason, treason, treason, treason, treason and treason Resist peace.
- And I don't know that it ever gets the level of treason singularly with any of them.
Examples
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In other words, he's accused of treason, a high capital offense.
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Commander Schultz is under arrest, accused of treason!
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Committed an act of treason against the state.
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I now charge this man, Thomas Jordan, with high treason.
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As of this moment, I am subject to prosecution for treason and murder.
Fiction book (1996) -
His grandfather was arrested and accused of treason against North Korean state.
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A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious, but it cannot survive treason from within.
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To many Americans, expressing ideas like this constituted treason, especially after the country entered the war.
Academic text (2002) -
Mr Sauvage is now awaiting trial for high treason, a crime which still carries the death penalty.
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The dictator was overthrown after he was found guilty of treason against his own country.
Synonyms
197
3.9
An act of not being loyal to someone, for example telling their secrets or helping an enemy
46
7.5
To betray someone's trust or loyalty
8
8.0
To try to weaken or overthrow a government
7
8.8
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
4
9.9
A dishonest act that breaks someone's trust
1
8.5
Secret or illegal actions to try to overthrow a government
Compounds
- Formal
7
8.8
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Treason comes from the old Latin verb tradere, which means 'to hand over'. Imagine giving a person or secret to the enemy — that kind of betrayal is why treason now means betraying your country.