Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Treason
tread (-ing, trod, trodden)treasure (-s)
treason, n. [AFr treysoun.]
- Perfidy; act of betraying; attempt to overthrow the authority; subversion against one to whom allegiance is owed.
- Disloyalty; infidelity.
- Disclosure; revelation that betrays identity.
- Treachery; deception.
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