Bible Dictionaries
Treason

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy.

(2):

(n.) The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Treason'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/treason.html. 1828.