Word Type

Noun

The word "treason" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

constructive treason high treason petit treason petty treason treasonable treasonableness treasonably treasonist treasonistic treasonistically treasonous treasonously treasonousness

Context

legal us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

crime criminal offence criminal offense dishonesty disloyalty knavery law-breaking

Type Of (IsA)

crime disloyalty

Related Terms

sedition traitor traitorlike traitorly traitorous traitorously traitorousness

Related Terms

betray betrayal sedition traitor traitorlike traitorly traitorous traitorously traitorousness treachery

Synonym Network

betrayal perfidiousness perfidy treacherousness treachery

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