TREASONS
Noun
treasons
plural of treason
Anagrams
• Santores, assentor, asterons, essorant, senators, starnose
Source: Wiktionary
TREASON
Trea"son, n. Etym: [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF. traïson, F.
trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a delivering up, fr. tradere to
give up, betray. See Traitor, and cf. Tradition.]
1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state
to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into
the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.
The treason of the murthering in the bed. Chaucer.
Note: In monarchies, the killing of the sovereign, or an attempt to
take his life, is treason. In England, to imagine or compass the
death of the king, or of the queen consort, or of the heir apparent
to the crown, is high treason, as are many other offenses created by
statute. In the United States, treason is confined to the actual
levying of war against the United States, or to an adhering to their
enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery;
perfidy.
If he be false, she shall his treason see. Chaucer.
Petit treason. See under Petit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition