treason
Noun
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A crime that undermines the offender's government (synset 100783726)
hypernym: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil actsynonym: high treason, lese majesty
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Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior (synset 104886853)
hypernym: disloyalty - the quality of being disloyalhyponym: betrayal - the quality of aiding an enemysynonym: subversiveness, traitorousness
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An act of deliberate betrayal (synset 100751065)
hypernym: dishonesty, knavery - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealinghyponym:
- double cross, double-crossing - an act of betrayal
- sellout - a betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc.
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