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nounan act of deliberate betrayaltype of:
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nouna crime that undermines the offender's government
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noundisloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
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Definition that contains treason
- traitor someone who betrays his country by committing treason
- grey Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
- dreyfus French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
- boethius a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
- treasonist someone who betrays his country by committing treason
- anicius manlius severinus boethius a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
- lady jane grey Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
- bill of attainder a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
- secret police a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
- alfred dreyfus French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)