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Recent Examples of treason Unlike Smith, Leyba-Gonzalez was not charged with murder, which is the only crime other than treason that allows Indiana judges to hold defendants without bail. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025 Indonesian officials suggested flying the flag could amount to treason, prompting Amnesty International to issue a statement defending protesters' rights to free expression. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025 Or they’d be accused of treason. Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 Trump and his allies later branded Comey a leaker, with the president even accusing him of treason. Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for treason
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Noun
  • And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When does compromise become treachery or defeat?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Having two fellow cohorts who are both women, who are both considered outsiders, who are both women of color, navigating a very specific set of challenges, that dynamic and the betrayal, ultimately, what happens is so tragic to me.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Pursued by brutal mercenaries and a deadly assassin, the trio must navigate twists, betrayals and historical secrets buried deep in Europe’s past.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Treason.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treason. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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