All 3 Uses
treason
in
I Am Prepared to Die
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- In 1956, 156 leading members of the Congress Alliance, including myself, were arrested on a charge of high treason and charges under the Suppression of Communism Act.†
*treason = an act of betrayal
- This is an old allegation which was disproved at the Treason Trial and which has again reared its head.†
- Whenever we had a special campaign or an important political case — for example, the Treason Trial — we received financial assistance from sympathetic individuals and organizations in the Western countries.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(treason) betraying someone or something -- typically betraying one's own country
(in this context, to betray is to not be loyal--often by helping enemies) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)