All 3 Uses of
treason
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- He would remember that it was the color with which the hangman smeared "accursed" edifices; he would recall the Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, all smeared thus, on account of the constable's treason.†
Chpt 1.3.1treason = an act of betrayal
- Moreover, this demolition of the Tuileries now, would be not only a brutal deed of violence, which would make a drunken vandal blush—it would be an act of treason.†
Chpt 1.3.2 *
- I swear to you that 'twas Monsieur the Cardinal d'Angers and not I, who was guilty of treason.†
Chpt 2.10.5
Definition:
betraying someone or something -- typically betraying one's own country
(in this context, to betray is to not be loyal--often by helping enemies)
(in this context, to betray is to not be loyal--often by helping enemies)