Definition of misprision
1a : neglect or wrong performance of official dutyb : concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felonyc : seditious conduct against the government or the courts
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Origin and Etymology of misprision
Middle English, from Anglo-French mesprisun error, wrongdoing, from mesprendre to take by mistake, from mes- mis- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize — more at get
First Known Use: 15th century
Origin and Etymology of misprision
misprize
First Known Use: 1592
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misprision
playLegal Definition of misprision
1 : neglectful or wrongful performance of an official duty
2 : a clerical error in a legal proceeding that can be corrected in a summary proceeding
3 : the concealment of a treason or felony and failure to report it to the prosecuting authorities by a person who has not committed it misprision of felony misprision of treason
Origin and Etymology of misprision
Anglo-French, error, wrongdoing, from Old French, from mesprendre to make a mistake, from mes- wrongly + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize
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