Look up: treason

1. treason
   [n] - disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior 2. [n] - a crime that undermines the offender`s government
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2. treason
   Act of betrayal, in particular against the sovereign or the state to which the offender owes allegiance. In the USA, treason is defined in the constitution as the crime of `levying war against...
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3. treason
   subversiveness noun disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
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4. treason
   high treason noun a crime that undermines the offender`s government
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5. Treason
   • (n.) The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery. • (n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.
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6. treason
   the crime of betraying a nation or a sovereign by acts considered dangerous to security. In English law, treason includes the levying of war against ... [2 related articles]
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7. treason
   
   • a crime that undermines the offender's government
   • disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
   • an act of deliberate betrayal
   
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8. treason
   treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty) treason. Petit treason was the murder of one's lawful superior, e.g., murder of his master by an apprentice. High t...
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9. Treason
   This word imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of allegiance. The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort. This offence is punished with death....
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10. Treason
    Disloyalty, treachery, betrayal to ones own country usually by the way of supporting and purposely aiding the enemies thereby leading to war and civil disorder in the country.
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11. treason
    n. the crime of betraying one's country, defined in Article III, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution: "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Treason requires overt acts and includes the giving o...
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12. Treason
    Treason is the breach of the duty of allegiance owed by a subject to the State and its sovereign.
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13. treason
    Act of betrayal, in particular against the sovereign or the state to which the offender owes allegiance. In the USA, treason is defined in the constitution as the crime of `levying war against [the USA], or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort`. Congress has the power to declare the punishment for treason
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14. Treason
    A serious crime committed against the state or the monarch.
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15. Treason
    In law, `treason` is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of betrayal of one`s sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason a...
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16. Treason
    (album) `Treason` is the last album by progressive rock band, Gryphon, originally released in 1977 by Harvest, catalogue number SHSP 4063. The album was produced and co-ordinated by Mike Thorne with engineering by Mick Glossop and John Leckie. It was recorded at the Manor, Oxfordshire ...
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