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Definition of "misprision" [mis•pri•sion]
- Maladministration of public office. (noun)
- Neglect in preventing or reporting a felony or treason by one not an accessory. (noun)
- An act of sedition against a government or the courts. (noun)
- Contempt; disdain. (noun)
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Use "misprision" in a sentence
- "The most familiar and popular use of the term misprision describes the failure to report a crime ...."
- "If you conceal information, then it becomes what we call misprision of a felony."
- "The former almost certainly accounts for Steiner's fondness for the word misprision"
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