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bad faith, disloyalty, treason
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Oath of Allegiance (United States) — The United States Oath of Allegiance (officially referred to as the Oath of Allegiance, 8 C.F.R. Part 337 (2008)) is an oath that must be taken by all immigrants who wish to become United States citizens. The first officially recorded Oaths of… … Wikipedia
treason — trea·son / trēz ən/ n [Anglo French treison crime of violence against a person to whom allegiance is owed, literally, betrayal, from Old French traïson, from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere to hand over, surrender]: the offense of attempting… … Law dictionary
disloyalty — I noun apostasy, barratry, betrayal, betrayal of trust, breach, breach of faith, breach of promise, breach of trust, broken promise, contumacy, defection, dereliction of allegiance, desertion, disobedience, faithlessness, falseness, falsity,… … Law dictionary
treason — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. betrayal, disloyalty, faithlessness, sedition, treachery. See improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sedition, seditiousness, disloyalty, perfidy, treachery, seditionary act, seditious act, aid and… … English dictionary for students
Sedition — This is about the law term. For other uses see Sedition (disambiguation) Sedition is a term of law which refers to covert conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority as tending toward insurrection against the… … Wikipedia
disloyalty — /dis loy euhl tee/, n., pl. disloyalties. 1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness. 2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. 3. a disloyal act. [1400 50; late ME < MF desloiaute, OF desleaute, equiv. to… … Universalium
treason — /tree zeuhn/, n. 1. the offense of acting to overthrow one s government or to harm or kill its sovereign. 2. a violation of allegiance to one s sovereign or to one s state. 3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.… … Universalium
bad faith — n: intentional deception, dishonesty, or failure to meet an obligation or duty no evidence of bad faith compare good faith in bad faith: with or characterized by intentional deception or dishonesty possessor in bad faith an obligation … Law dictionary
disloyalty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. infidelity, inconstancy, treachery, unfaithfulness, recreancy, apostasy, betrayal of trust, faithlessness, disaffection, subversion, sedition, treason, deliberate breaking of faith, breach of trust, subversive activity,… … English dictionary for students
treason — trea•son [[t]ˈtri zən[/t]] n. 1) the offense of acting to overthrow one s government or to harm or kill its sovereign 2) a violation of allegiance to one s sovereign or state 3) the betrayal of a trust or confidence; treachery • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
