Parteiverrat

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German

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Etymology

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From Partei (party) +‎ Verrat (betrayal, treason).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Parteiverrat m (strong, genitive Parteiverrats or Parteiverrates, no plural)

  1. (law) the crime that a lawyer commits by giving legal advice to both parties in a case
  2. (politics, fairly rare) betrayal of one's party