treason
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trea·son /ˈtriːzən/ noun [uncountableU] SCLBETRAYthe crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its enemies or trying to remove the government using violence 叛国(罪),通敌(罪) → treacherytreason against Richter is accused of committing treason against the state. 里克特被控犯有叛国罪。
The defendant was convicted of high treason (=treason of the worst kind) and sentenced to death. 被告被判犯有严重叛国罪,并处以死刑。
—treasonable, treasonous adjectiveadj a treasonable act against the head of state 反对国家元首的一次叛国行动
treason against• He was wrongly accused of treason against the U.S. government. Origin treason (1100-1200) Old French traison, from
Latin traditio “act of handing over or betraying”, from
tradere;
→ TRAITOR