misprision

mis·pri·sion | \ (ˌ)mis-ˈpri-zhən

How to pronounce misprision (audio)

\

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

Definition of misprision (Entry 2 of 2)

: contempt, scorn

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about misprision

Listen to Our Podcast about misprision

Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

Dictionary Entries near misprision

Statistics for misprision

Cite this Entry

“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misprision. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for misprision

misprision

mis·pri·sion | \ mis-ˈpri-zhən

\

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

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

grubstake

Listen to the pronunciation of grubstake

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

July 2020 Words of the Day Quiz

Which is a synonym of mien?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.