treason
The crime of betraying one’s own country.
Other meanings
An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
Related words
- treasonful
- treasonish
- treasonless
- treasonmonger
- constructive treason
- high treason
- treasonable
- treasonableness
- treasonably
- treasonist
- treasonistic
- treasonistically
Word history
From Latin "trāditiō" (a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition).
Where this comes from
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