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| attainder |
in law, the loss of civil rights following conviction for a major crime, esp. treason. |
| attaint |
in law, the loss of civil rights following conviction for a major crime, esp. treason; attainder. [1/2 definitions] |
| betray |
to be disloyal to; commit treason against. [1/5 definitions] |
| bill of attainder |
a legislative act in which a person is found guilty, without trial, of a crime, esp. treason, and condemned to capital punishment. |
| infamous |
stripped of certain rights as a citizen upon conviction of certain crimes such as treason, or pertaining to crimes involving such a penalty. [1/2 definitions] |
| infamy |
the loss of certain rights as a citizen consequent upon conviction for crimes such as treason. [1/3 definitions] |
| misprision of felony |
in law, failure to report an act of treason or a felony. |
| traitor |
one who betrays others, a cause, his or her country, or the like, esp. one who commits treason. |
| traitorous |
of, or having the nature of, treason; treasonable. [1/2 definitions] |
| treachery |
an act of betrayal or of disloyalty to one's country; treason. [1/2 definitions] |
| treasonable |
pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving treason. |
| treasonous |
resembling an act of treason. [1/2 definitions] |
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