Perfidy vs Treason - What's the difference?
perfidy | treason |
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
(legal) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
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A state or act of deceit.
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The crime of betraying one’s own country.
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* 1952 , James Avery Joyce: Justice At Work : (this edition Pan 1957) Page 105.
Providing aid and comfort to the enemy.
As nouns the difference between perfidy and treason
is that perfidy is a state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery while treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country.perfidy
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(en noun)- Formerly, the punishment for high treason was of a most barbarous character…. Women were burnt. A male traitor was dragged or drawn to the place of execution and hanged; but while still alive, he was cut down and disembowelled. His head was then severed from his body which was quartered. The head and quarters, which were at the Kings disposal, were usually exposed in some conspicuous place—the Temple Bar being a favourite spot—after being boiled in salt to prevent putrification and in cumin seed to prevent birds feasting on them.