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treachery (TRECH uh ree) (noun)
A serious violation of faith or confidence: "Matt's letter seemed pure treachery given the faith Shirley had in his promise."
treason (TREE zuhn) (noun)
Overt acts to overthrow a government to which one has pledged allegiance or any significant betrayal of trust: "It was an act of treason by our associate to tell the conspirators where we were hiding."

To undertake an act of treason is a serious act of treachery that is not easily understood nor forgiven.

treason (s) (noun), treasons (pl)
1. Violations of the loyalty owed by someone to his or her country; for example, by aiding an enemy of one's nation: The housekeeper of the hotel was accused of treason because she inadvertently provided shelter to the man who was accused of shooting people during a bank robbery.
2. Etymology: from Latin traditionem, nominative of traditio, "a handing over, a delivery, a surrender"; from tradere, "to hand over, to deliver, to give".
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