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"Treacherous" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). She wrote the track with its producer, Dan Wilson.Blending styles of country and pop, "Treacherous" is a slow-burning folk ballad that builds up into a finale.
And thus does Fortune's wheel turn treacherously And out of happiness bring men to sorrow. ~ Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Monk's Tale [8] Fortune's Wheel often turns up in medieval art, from manuscripts to the great Rose windows in many medieval cathedrals, which are based on the Wheel.
In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deceptive tactic where one side pretends to act in good faith, such as signaling a truce (e.g., raising a white flag), but does so with the deliberate intention of breaking that promise. The goal is to trick the enemy into lowering their guard, such stepping out of cover to accept a supposed surrender ...
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. [1] This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state.
Aiding and abetting is a legal doctrine related to the guilt of someone who aids or abets (encourages, incites) another person in the commission of a crime (or in another's suicide).
when he makes a covenant he acts treacherously, and; when he quarrels/engages in a dispute, he explodes
According to tradition, his grandfather, Lóegaire Lorc, had been High King, but was treacherously killed by his brother Cobthach Cóel Breg.Cobthach also paid someone to poison Lóegaire's son, Ailill Áine, who had taken the kingship of Leinster, [3] and forced Ailill's young son to eat a portion of his father and grandfather's hearts, and to swallow a mouse. [4]
The son of Abubus received them treacherously in the little stronghold called Dok, which he had built; he gave them a great banquet, and hid men there. When Simon and his sons were drunk, Ptolemy and his men rose up, took their weapons, rushed in against Simon in the banqueting-hall and killed him and his two sons, as well as some of his servants.