treason
21treason — 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 …
22treason — [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… …
23treason — 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 …
24treason — See treachery, treason …
25treason — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. betrayal, disloyalty, faithlessness, sedition, treachery. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sedition, seditiousness, disloyalty, perfidy, treachery, seditionary act, seditious act, aid and… …
26treason — [[t]tri͟ːz(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Treason is the crime of betraying your country, for example by helping its enemies or by trying to remove its government using violence …
27treason — n high treason, betrayal, treachery, Inf. double cross, Judas kiss, stab in the back; sedition, subversion, undermining, corruption; mutiny, insubordination; insurrection, rebellion, revolt, revolution, insurgence, insurgency, uprising, outbreak …
28treason — /ˈtrizən / (say treezuhn) noun 1. violation by a subject of allegiance to his or her sovereign or to the state; high treason. 2. Rare the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery. {Middle English, from Anglo French tre(y)soun …
29Treason Act — can refer to a number of different laws enacted in a number of different jurisdictions, including: * Treason Act 1351 * Treason Act 1495 * Treasons Act 1534 * Treason Act 1661 * Treason Act 1695 * Treason Act 1702 * Treason Act 1708 * Treason Act …
30Treason (disambiguation) — Treason may refer to: * Treason , a 2008 song by M. Pokora from the album MP3 *Treason, the betrayal of a country. * Treason , a 1977 album by the UK group Gryphon. * A Planet Called Treason , a 1979 Orson Scott Card novel republished under the… …
