treason
11treason — 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… …
12treason — n. 1 (in full high treason: see note below) violation by a subject of allegiance to the sovereign or to the State, esp. by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or to overthrow the government. 2 (in full petty treason) hist. murder of one …
13treason — 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… …
14treason — trea|son [ˈtri:zən] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: traison, from Latin traditio act of handing over or betraying , from tradere; TRAITOR] the crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its… …
15Treason — The breaking of allegiance to the crown and state; it often entailed plotting against the reigning monarch, i.e. high treason. Petty treason was the killing of someone owed allegiance. Treason was the favoured charge of convenience used by one… …
16treason — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high PREPOSITION ▪ treason against ▪ an act of high treason against the English crown PHRASES ▪ …
17treason — Synonyms and related words: Golconda, Machiavellianism, apostasy, backsliding, betrayal, bolt, breach of trust, breakaway, collaboration, crossing over, deceit, deceitfulness, defection, degeneration, desertion, disloyalty, duplicity, eldorado,… …
18treason — trea•son [[t]ˈtri zən[/t]] n. 1) the offense of acting to overthrow one s government or to harm or kill its sovereign 2) a violation of allegiance to one s sovereign or state 3) the betrayal of a trust or confidence; treachery • Etymology:… …
19treason — [13] Treason and tradition are doublets – they have a common source. This was Latin trāditiō, a derivative of trādere ‘hand over, deliver’ (source also of English traitor). The notion of ‘handing something on to someone else’ lies behind… …
20treason — [ 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… …
