See Also: treason(dictionary)
treason(encyclopedia)
treason(dictionary)
Treason(law)
high treason(dictionary)
Misprison Of Treason(law)
TREASON, crim(law)
HIGH TREASON, English law(law)
PETIT, TREASON, English law(law)

treason (iou)



treason noun & verb. ME.

A. noun.
The action of betraying a person etc., betrayal of trust, treachery. ME.
M. Puzo Always alert for treason, always believing that women would betray and desert him.
Law.
a. Violation by a subject of allegiance to the sovereign or to the State, esp. by attempting or plotting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or overthrow the Government. Formerly also high treason. ME.
b. Hist. petit treason, petty treason, murder of a person, esp. a master or husband, thought to be owed allegiance. L15.
An act or kind of treason. Now rare. ME.
Phrases & comb.: high treason: see sense 2a above. misprision of treason: see MISPRISION noun1 2. petit treason, petty treason: see sense 2b above. treason felon Law a person convicted of treason felony. treason felony Law an offence orig. classed as treason but removed from this category by an act of 1848 and made a felony. treason of the clerks = TRAHISON des clercs.
b. verb trans. Act treasonably towards, betray. rare. ME.
? The offence of petty treason was abolished in 1828, treason taking on the meaning of high treason.