misprision

noun (1)

mis·pri·sion | \ (ˌ)mis-ˈpri-zhən

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Definition of misprision

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : neglect or wrong performance of official duty

b : concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony

c : seditious conduct against the government or the courts

2 : misunderstanding, misinterpretation

misprision

noun (2)

Definition of misprision (Entry 2 of 2)

: contempt, scorn

History and Etymology for misprision

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

misprize

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misprision

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mis·pri·sion | \ mis-ˈpri-zhən

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Legal 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

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