Associations to the word «Treason»

Wiktionary

TREASON, noun. The crime of betraying one’s own country.
TREASON, noun. Providing aid and comfort to the enemy.

Dictionary definition

TREASON, noun. A crime that undermines the offender's government.
TREASON, noun. Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior.
TREASON, noun. An act of deliberate betrayal.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.