mis·pri·sion
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Definition of misprision
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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
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misprision
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mis·pri·sion
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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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