high treason en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(uncountable) Criminal disloyalty to one's country or a sovereign.
1952, James Avery Joyce: Justice At Work: (this edition Pan 1957) Page 105. Formerly, the punishment for high treason was of a most barbarous character…. Women were burnt. A male traitor was dragged or drawn to the place of execution and hanged; but while still alive, he was cut down and disembowelled. His head was then severed from his body which was quartered. The head and quarters, which were at the Kings disposal, were usually exposed in some conspicuous place—the Temple Bar being a favourite spot—after being boiled in salt to prevent putrification and in cumin seed to prevent birds feasting on them.
- (uncountable) In some jurisdictions, a criminal offence of treason including features regarded as more severe than ordinary treason.
- (excessive, uncountable) A betrayal portrayed as especially shocking.
Translations (40)
ka სახელმწიფო ღალატი (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ca alta traïció (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ar خِيَانَة عُظْمَى (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · rsk велька зрада (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ka სახელმწიფოს ღალატი (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · be здрада дзяржаве (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ja 大逆罪 (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · be дзяржздрада (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ga ardtréas (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · it alto tradimento (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ka სამშობლოს ღალატი (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · be дзяржаўная здрада (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · is landráð (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · el εσχάτη προδοσία (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · hu hazaárulás (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ro înaltă trădare (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ru изме́на Ро́дине (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · nb høyforræderi (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · tr devlete ihanet (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · be здрада Радзіме (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · sv högförräderi (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · eo ŝtatperfido (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ru госизме́на (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · fr haute trahison (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · eo altperfido (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · es alta traición (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · ru госуда́рственная изме́на (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · mk велепредавство (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · de Hochverrat (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · tr vatana ihanet (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · fi maanpetos (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · la perduellio (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · da højforræderi (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · hu felségárulás (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · pt alta traição (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · cs velezrada (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · nl hoogverraad (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · cmn 叛國罪 /叛国罪 (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · cs vlastizrada (Criminal disloyalty to one's country) · pl zdrada stanu (Criminal disloyalty to one's country)