Defense and Treason

Defense

Defense noun - Means or method of defending.

Treason is an antonym for defense.

Treason

Treason noun - The act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another.
Usage example: reading a friend's diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act of personal treason

Defense is an antonym for treason.

Both words in one sentence

  • Have You Told Anyone Else? The villain is confronted about accusations of treason by his father-in-law (who, in his defense, was drunk at the time).
  • First Contact She is later tried for treason but acquitted, as the defense claimed the aliens Mind Raped her.
    Source: First Contact
  • Samuel Adams himself says that since nobody knew who fired the first shot that started the war he was going to spin it to look like self defense rather then treason.
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