misprision

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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action an elected official charged with misprision and bribery

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Recent Examples of misprision Welch pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and Youngblood pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony related to the scheme. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025 Bogard was later convicted of misprision of a felony in relation to the Tidwell case. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025 The man and woman were arrested and charged with misprision of a felony but later bonded out. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Other charges parents could face under the initiative include unlawful conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, misprision, and obstruction. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Mims and Tippett were both charged with accessory after the fact; obstruction of justice; and misprision of a felony, per police. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024 Other charges parents could face under the initiative include unlawful conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, misprision, and obstruction. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett, who both lived in a pool house with the couple, were charged with accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony, according to police. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Most Popular Most Popular Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt of court for flouting immigration order Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt of court for flouting immigration order Will a new fireworks law stop mortar blasts in Orlando neighborhood?
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
  • Court officials reviewed YouTube footage and charged Troconis with criminal contempt of court, a misdemeanor, on the same day she was convicted of helping her boyfriend execute and cover up his wife’s murder.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Boat operator negligence or DUI – The Coast Guard also states that negligent operation — including drinking, speeding, or unsafe boating — can lead to fines up to $5,000 and imprisonment.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
  • In the early hours of June 14, 2017, residents of Grenfell Tower were caught off guard by a deadly fire that would turn the building into an international symbol of negligence and injustice.
    Time, Time, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Internet viewers have gone wild for a fruit-loving cat not shy about sharing his disdain for bananas.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Trump’s disdain for multilateralism is also imperiling the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • London spoke about his case at a press conference earlier this month, where Barbara Fair, the executive director of Stop Solitary CT, referred to him as someone who had experienced medical neglect first-hand within the Department of Correction.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
  • The Volusia Sheriff’s Office posted video of Scott Allen Gardner being apprehended on Thursday on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect causing great bodily harm.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • He was also sentenced for a conviction of failure to appear in connection with his 2022 escape from house arrest that sparked an international manhunt.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • Sometimes, this involves social engineering techniques that encourage people to compromise their own systems, but the root cause is often simple human error or a failure to implement best practices within increasingly complex and fragmented database estates.
    Jakub Lamik, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprision. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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