treasons
Crimes against country
Treasons is the plural of treason, the crime of betraying one's country, typically by attempting to overthrow the government or by aiding its enemies.
The plural form appears when referring to multiple distinct acts of betrayal or instances across history: The treasons committed during wartime were prosecuted harshly.
In older or literary usage, treasons could also refer to betrayals more broadly, not limited to the political sphere.
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
double-cross · backstab · faithlessness · infidelity · unfaithfulness · renegade · apostasy · deceit
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cabalScheming political faction
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
machination · clandestine · covert · espionage · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · spy · operative
Violent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
coup · insurgency · dissent · incitement · provocation · radicalism · extremism · factionalism
Legal status extinction
- executionCompleting a planned task
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
conviction · capital offense · gallows · scaffold · beheading · hanging · imprisonment · exile
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
defection · double-cross · backstab · faithlessness · infidelity · unfaithfulness · renegade · apostasy · deceit · deception
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cabalScheming political faction
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
collusion · machination · clandestine · covert · espionage · subterfuge · cloak-and-dagger · spy · operative · agent
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
uprising · coup · insurgency · dissent · incitement · provocation · radicalism · extremism · factionalism · demagoguery
attainder
Legal status extinction
- executionCompleting a planned task
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
prosecution · conviction · capital offense · gallows · scaffold · beheading · hanging · imprisonment · exile · confiscation
treasonsloyalties
Faithful bonds to causes
allegiances · fidelities · patriotism · faithfulness · constancy
treasonsheroisms
Acts of exceptional courage
acts of valor · sacrifices · noble deeds · martyrdoms · gallantry
- treasonous actsBetrayals of one's nation
- high treasonBetrayal of one's nation
- treason chargesLegal accusations of betraying one's country
- treason trialsProsecutions for betraying one's country