treason against

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

Used to specify the entity (e.g., the state, the crown) that has been betrayed.

treasonNOUN + PREPOSITION

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against

Examples (10)

  • An act of high treason against the English crown.
  • He was accused of committing treason against his own country.
  • The rebels were charged with treason against the state.
  • The king viewed the conspiracy as a form of treason against the throne.
  • She was found guilty of treason against the government.
  • Any act of treason against the republic is punishable by death.
  • They were plotting treason against the legitimate ruler.
  • Is it possible to commit treason against a person rather than a nation?
  • The documents provided evidence of his treason against the kingdom.
  • Historically, treason against the monarch was the most serious crime.