单词	treason
释义	treasontrea‧son /ˈtriːzən/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtreason Origin: 1100-1200 Old French traison, from Latin traditio ‘act of handing over or betraying’, from tradere; ➔ TRAITOR Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES All five of the men will be charged with committing treason against the state. Fleming was flown to Washington and tried for treason. Norris was sentenced to 20 years for treason. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He also underwent several periods of defacto house arrest and trial for treason between 1956 and 1961. He was accused of treason against the nation for his willingness to negotiate with Texas and the United States. He was now arrested, tried for treason for his support of Jane Grey and condemned to death. He was then accused of treason and eventually beheaded. The charges against him included treason. The Polisario Front on Aug. 13 accused Hakim of treason. Wolf is being tried by the same court that sentenced him to six years in prison for treason and bribery. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto betray your country► betray to be disloyal to your country, for example by helping its enemies or giving them secret information: · The former federal agent betrayed his country and gave away vital military secrets. ► collaborate to betray your country by helping its enemies when they have defeated your country and taken control of it: · Those suspected of collaborating during the occupation were tried and shotcollaborate with: · He was imprisoned in 1945 for collaborating with the enemy. ► treason the crime of betraying your country by helping its enemies: · Fleming was flown to Washington and tried for treason.commit treason: · All five of the men will be charged with committing treason against the state. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► committing treason  Richter is accused of committing treason against the state. ► high treason  The defendant was convicted of high treason (=treason of the worst kind) and sentenced to death. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► commit treason (=the crime of being disloyal to your country)· He was accused of committing treason against the King of England. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► high · Probably to the relief of the nationalists, he stood convicted of high treason at last.· Stone was arrested on a charge of high treason on 3 May 1794 and was taken to the Tower of London. VERB► accuse · Pianezza had played a leading part in the disastrous campaign of 1672 and was accused of treason.· He was then accused of treason and eventually beheaded.· He was accused of treason against the nation for his willingness to negotiate with Texas and the United States. ► charge · On June 8, 1862, he was arrested and charged with treason. ► commit · How do we know Buckingham committed treason? ► convict · William Joyce had been convicted of treason on the grand scale. the crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its enemies or trying to remove the government using violence → treacherytreason against Richter is accused of committing treason against the state. The defendant was convicted of high treason (=treason of the worst kind) and sentenced to death.—treasonable,—treasonous adjective:  a treasonable act against the head of state
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