high treason

noun
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈtriːzn/
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈtriːzn/
(also treason)
[uncountable]
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  1. the crime of doing something that could cause danger to your country, such as helping its enemies during a war危害国家罪,叛国罪(如战时通敌)
    • an act of high treason against the English crown对英国的叛国行为
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2