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# treason

«treason» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the crime of betraying your own country, for example by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (treason — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law) Treason is the crime of betraying your own country, for example by helping its enemies or trying to overthrow its ruler or government. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#m1)

2) Treason can also mean any great betrayal of trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A cry of betrayal against a ruler. Queen Athaliah shouts it when she is overthrown, and Zimri's rebellion against a king is called treason. Interpretation: Athaliah had seized the throne wrongly and tried to wipe out David's family. Tradition sees her fall as God keeping His promise to David's line. In the primary lessons: In history lessons: the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes was caught and tried for treason; traitors in wartime. It tells the reader the crime is one of the most serious there is, and in the past it was punished by death. Phrases: «high treason», «commit treason», «charged with treason», «an act of treason».

### examples

- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.' (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x1)
- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.' (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x2)
- Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? (Prophets 1KI.16.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x3)
- Guy Fawkes was found guilty of treason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x4)
- Selling secrets to an enemy country is treason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x5)
- In the old days, treason was punished by death. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x6)
- The knight was accused of treason against the king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x7)
- Bonfire Night remembers a plot that was treason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x8)
- Telling the other team our tactics felt like treason! (joking) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x9)
- A person who commits treason is called a traitor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x10)
- This lord and others have accused you of treason, and several councils have been called in the most private manner on your account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/#x11)

### note

Uncountable: «commit treason», not «a treason». Person: «traitor»; adjective: «treasonous». It is about betraying your country, not just breaking any law. «High treason» is the old legal name for the worst kind.

### In the corpora

- [Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.355/)
- [Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.506/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «treason» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/treason/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.