treason
noun
ˈtriːzən
noun
1
the
crime
of
being
disloyal
to
your
country
or
its
government,
especially
by
helping
its
enemies
or
trying
to
remove
the
government
using
violence
叛国（罪），通敌（罪）
[+
against
]
Richter
is
accused
of
committing
treason
against
the
state.
里克特被控犯有叛国罪。
The
defendant
was
convicted
of
high
treason
(=treason
of
the
worst
kind)
and
sentenced
to
death.
被告被判犯有严重叛国罪，并处死刑。
a
treasonable
act
against
the
head
of
state
反对国家元首的一次叛国行动