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as in contempt
open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect
his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known
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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
Gutierrez Rivera is charged with misprision of a felony in connection not reporting the theft of the woman’s disability benefits, prosecutors said.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Sullivan had been convicted by a jury of obstruction of justice and misprision of felony.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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
Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Sullivan had been convicted by a jury of obstruction of justice and misprision of felony.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misprision
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Every day, Trump exhibits his contempt for laws enacted by Congress — and for the Constitution itself.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Crosland also represented Troconis on contempt charges and successfully had those offenses dropped last June.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit also alleges WSU was liable for claims of outrageous conduct and other forms of negligence.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The legal claims included negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices, and product liability.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There were no scrums, barely any big hits and absolute zero sense of disdain from one bench to the other.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Later, amid speaking about his own wife, interview guest Josh Charles joked about Goldberg's disdain for the previous topic.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Jan. 2026
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Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a separate legal matter, Parker is facing criminal charges of felony child abuse and neglect for her alleged indifference.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … SKIDDING TO SAFETY – All plane tires burst on Boeing 767 during harrowing landing failure.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misprision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprision. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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