USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Traitor also applies to a person who betrays his country by committing treason: turning against his own government, perhaps by selling secret information.

Detailed explanation-2: -noun. trai·tor ˈtrā-tər. Synonyms of traitor. : one who betrays another’s trust or is false to an obligation or duty. : one who commits treason.

Detailed explanation-3: -treason. noun. trea·son ˈtrēz-ᵊn. : the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one’s country or of assisting its enemies in war. specifically : the act of levying war against the United States or adhering to or giving aid and comfort to its enemies by one who owes it allegiance.

Detailed explanation-4: -treasonist Add to list Share. Definitions of treasonist. someone who betrays his country by committing treason. synonyms: traitor.

Detailed explanation-5: -treason, the crime of betraying a nation or a sovereign by acts considered dangerous to security. In English law, treason includes the levying of war against the government and the giving of aid and comfort to the monarch’s enemies.