He was banished to an island for high treason.
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Treason
/ˈtɹiː.zən/
Synonyms for "treason" (64 found)
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crossing-overdeceitdeceitfulnessdefectiondegenerationdesertiondisloyaltyduplicityeldoradofaithlessnessfifth-column activityfraternizationgoing overgolcondagold minehigh treason
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Noun(7 words)
lese majestymachiavellianismminemisprisionmisprision of treasonperfidiousnessperfidypetty treasonquislingismrattingrecidivationrecidivismrecreancyrenunciationsabotagesecessionseditionseditiousnesstreacherousnesstreachery
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5 entrieshigh treasonideological treasoninstitutional betrayalpetty treasontreasonable act
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6 entriescommit treasonhigh treasontreason casetreason convictiontreason lawtreason statute
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14 total sentences available.
Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side of a brocade,—all the threads are there, but not the subtlety of colour or design.
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If this be treason, make the most of it.
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Aiding and abetting the enemy is considered treason.
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