Meaning & Definition of Treason in English
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Treason
/trizən/
noun
1. A crime that undermines the offender's government
synonym:
- treason,
- high treason,
- lese majesty
2. Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
synonym:
- treason,
- subversiveness,
- traitorousness
3. An act of deliberate betrayal
synonym:
- treachery,
- betrayal,
- treason,
- perfidy
Examples of using
He was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.