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ALL meanings of treason

trea·son
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  • noun treason betrayal of one's country 1
  • noun treason act of betrayal 1
  • noun treason the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign. 1
  • noun treason a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state. 1
  • noun treason the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery. 1
  • uncountable noun treason Treason is the crime of betraying your country, for example by helping its enemies or by trying to remove its government using violence. 0
  • noun treason violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government; high treason 0
  • noun treason any treachery or betrayal 0
  • noun treason betrayal of trust or faith; treachery 0
  • noun treason violation of the allegiance owed to one's sovereign or state; betrayal of one's country, specif., in the U.S. (as declared in the Constitution), consisting only in levying war against the U.S. or in giving aid and comfort to its enemies 0
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