treason

🇬🇧 UK/'tri:zn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The crime of betraying one's own country, especially by aiding its enemies

叛国罪,叛逆

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
treasonother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.commit treason犯叛国罪
  • 2.high treason严重叛国罪
  • 3.charged with treason被控叛国罪
  • 4.act of treason叛国行为

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was charged with high treason for passing military secrets to the enemy.

  • 2.

    In medieval times, treason against the king was punishable by death.

  • 3.

    Some politicians accused the whistleblower of treason, while others called him a hero.

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