1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.
3. Noun
an act of deliberate betrayal
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
a crime that undermines the offender's government
Vocabulary classified under Law
5. Noun
disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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