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 againstRichter 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 adjectiveadja 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