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Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.] It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us. Shak.

The act of patrocinating or patronizing. [Obs.] "Patrocinations of treason." Bp. Hall.

Treason.

ering annually some implement of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc. -- Petit treason, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not distinguished from murder.

o the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [R.] Such popular humanity is treason. Addison.

To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason. Addison.

Disclosure; treachery; treason. [Obs.] Ainsworth.

e offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.

The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to lawful authority. In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. Shak. Noisy demag…

that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoil. Shak.

my; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination. Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak. Those oft are stratagems which error seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope.

To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend. Johnson.

One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war ag…

Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject. Shak.

Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.

intained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.