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treasonable

British pronunciation/tɹˈiːzənəbə‍l/
American pronunciation/tɹˈiːzənəbəl/
treasonable
[ADJECTIVE]
1

having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

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1Taken together, these measures delegitimized Henry’s marriage to Catherine, legitimized his marriage to Anne, set the seal on Henry’s power as head of the English Church, and decreed that denial of any of this, was a treasonable offence and punishable by death.
2It's not an OU branded one, so I've committed a treasonable act.
3"This is yet another incident in a long line of treasonable acts committed by a childish and insubordinate colony."
4By the time of Henry VIII, it came to include even treasonable words such as, for example, denying the legitimacy of the king's many marriages.
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