pledge of loyalty
- oathFormal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
sworn · honor · flag · salute · fidelity · covenant · promise · patriot · kneel · hand · heart · duty · loyalty · betray · sovereign · crown · vassal · ceremony
commitment versus betrayal
pledge of loyaltytreachery
Deliberate violation of trust
treason · backstabbing · perfidy · disloyalty · breach of trust
affirmation versus renunciation
pledge of loyaltydisavowal
Rejection of connection
repudiation · abjuration · retraction · recantation · denunciation