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Definition of treason noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

treason

noun

NAmE//ˈtrizn//

(also high treason) [uncountable]

the crime of doing something that could cause danger to your country, such as helping its enemies during a war

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treasonable

NAmE//ˈtrizənəbl//

adjective a treasonable actSee treason in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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