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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misprision
Noun
  • This containment allows partners to express anger, frustration or hurt without slipping into destructive patterns like contempt, stonewalling or emotional withdrawal.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Rather, state law says they can be held in contempt of court or sued by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit seeks damages and brings claims of battery, negligence and false imprisonment.
    Nathan Pilling July 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
  • Mitchell said that in civil cases where civil negligence is raised, a lawyer would have to show that someone's carelessness caused harm to another person, such as running a red light and hitting someone.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Nearby residents include Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Dan Aykroyd, and John Kerry — as well as another Epstein associate, Alan Dershowitz, who has faced great disdain at the local library.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
  • Back in June, Offerman responded to conservative media figure Michael Flynn Jr., who used a gif of Ron throwing a computer in a dumpster in a Parks and Rec episode to symbolize his disdain for Pride Month.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • Not only in the United States, where academic medical centers (AMCs) are strained by politics, profit models and bureaucracy—but also in countries like Mexico, where health systems are crumbling under neglect and underfunding.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The changes address failures uncovered a year ago by the ProPublica/CBS News investigation.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 12 July 2025
  • Ford is recalling over 850,000 vehicles due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 12 July 2025

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“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprision. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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