a coined
term meaning in its most
general sense, a
betrayal, the cheating or swindling of someone with whom one is associated, as by breaking a promise or violating an obligation. A two-way switch more specifically can mean a
situation where a person betrays two sides; that is, the side to which he owes his
allegiance and the opposing side. An
example of this is when a boxer or a racer secretly agrees to
lose a fight or race, but then without warning changes his
mind and tries to
win or
wins in the last
moment-the first
betrayal is agreeing to
lose the fight or race (a
betrayal of his own side) and the
second betrayal is when he decides not to (a
betrayal of the opposing side he made the
secret agreement with).