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misprision

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mis·pri·sion 1  (ms-przhn)
n.
1. Maladministration of public office.
2. Neglect in preventing or reporting a felony or treason by one not an accessory.
3. An act of sedition against a government or the courts.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French mesprison, from mespris, past participle of mesprendre, to make a mistake : mes-, wrongly; see mis-1 + prendre, to take, seize (from Latin prehendere, prndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]
misprision
Noun
Law the concealment of the commission of a felony or an act of treason [Old French mesprision error]
misprision
improper conduct or neglectful behavior, especially by a person who holds public office.
See also: Crime


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Borthrop Trumbull really knew nothing about old Featherstone's will; but he could hardly have been brought to declare any ignorance unless he had been arrested for misprision of treason.
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