Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations
of plots and treasonable practices. --Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Treacherous; traitorous; perfidious; insidious. [1913 Webster] --{Trea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Trea"son*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
treasonable — index faithless, false (disloyal), perfidious, recreant, untrue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
treasonable — [trē′zənə bəl] adj. of, having the nature of, or involving treason; traitorous treasonably adv … English World dictionary
treasonable — [[t]tri͟ːzənəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Treasonable activities are criminal activities which someone carries out with the intention of helping their country s enemies or removing its government using violence. They were brought to trial for treasonable… … English dictionary
treasonable — also trea.son.ous adjective a treasonable offence can be punished as treason: a treasonable act against the head of state … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
treasonable — adjective Date: 14th century relating to, consisting of, or involving treason < treasonable words > • treasonably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
treasonable — trea|son|a|ble [ triznəbl ] adjective if something is treasonable, the law considers it to be treason … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
treasonable — adjective treasonable offenses against the king Syn: traitorous, treasonous, treacherous, disloyal; seditious, subversive, mutinous, rebellious; literary perfidious Ant: loyal … Thesaurus of popular words
treasonable — 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… … English terms dictionary
treasonable activities — index disloyalty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
treasonable alliance — index confederacy (conspiracy), conspiracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
