mesprision
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misprision — misprision1 /mis prizh euhn/, n. 1. a neglect or violation of official duty by one in office. 2. failure by one not an accessory to prevent or notify the authorities of treason or felony. 3. a contempt against the government, monarch, or courts,… … Universalium
misprision — (n.) wrong action, a failure on the part of authority, early 15c., from Anglo Fr. mesprisioun mistake, error, wrong action or speech, from O.Fr. mesprision mistake, wrongdoing, fault, blame, crime, from mespris, pp. of mesprendre to mistake, act… … Etymology dictionary
misprision — misprision1 [mɪs prɪʒ(ə)n] (also misprision of treason or felony) noun Law, chiefly historical the deliberate concealment of one s knowledge of a crime. Origin ME: from OFr. mesprision error , from mesprendre, from mes wrongly + prendre to take … English new terms dictionary
misprision — I mis•pri•sion [[t]mɪsˈprɪʒ ən[/t]] n. 1) law a neglect or violation of official duty by one in office 2) law failure by one not an accessory to prevent or notify the authorities of treason or felony 3) law a contempt against the government or… … From formal English to slang
misprision — [mis prizh′ən] n. [ME mesprision < OFr < pp. of mesprendre, to take wrongly < mes ,MIS 1 + prendre < L prehendere, to take: see PREHENSILE] 1. a mistake, now especially one due to misreading, either deliberate or unintended, or to… … English World dictionary
mis|pri|sion — mis|pri|sion1 «mihs PRIHZH uhn», noun. 1. a) a wrongful action or omission, especially by a public official. b) Law. failure to give to the proper authority information which to a person s knowledge may lead to the apprehension of a felon:… … Useful english dictionary
