Definitions for treason

treason trea·son

Spelling: [tree-zuh n]
IPA: /ˈtri zən/

Treason is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 369 anagrams from letters in treason (aenorst).

Definitions for treason

noun

  1. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
  2. a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
  3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

Origin of treason

1175-1225; Middle English tre(i)so(u)n Anglo-French; Old French traïson Latin trāditiōn- (stem of trāditiō) a handing over, betrayal. See tradition

Examples for treason

Though his earlier conversion to Christianity had been made public, his treason sent shock waves.

The thought staggered him, and he felt as if he had filled his mind with treason and sedition!

I also informed him that now, since the fast and furious scandal, that continuing the war on drugs is treason.

Go—leave me, minister of death, commencement of sin, and child of treason!

If his talk stinks not of treason in every line, why then I have no smelling sense.

He thought she went to find a confidant outside, that she was preparing her treason.

When he conquered the horse he used the noble beast to draw and quarter those he suspected of treason.

So does his comment about treason, which plugs into the mentality of those accusing the President of sedition and disloyalty.

Feed that argument to gun-loving Twitter users and you get hundreds of accusations of treason.

The organs of treason and of infamy refer always to McClellan.

Word Value for treason
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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