1) English legal terminology 2) French word used in English
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Misprision (from mesprendre, modern se méprendre, `to misunderstand`) is a term of English law used to describe certain kinds of offence. Writers on criminal law usually divide misprision into two kinds, negative or positive. It survives in the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland only in the term misprision of treason. == Negative mis.....
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mistake; overlooking of a crime of another
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• (n.) A neglect, negligence, or contempt. • (n.) Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. • (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
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in law, criminal misconduct of various types. Concealment of a serious crime by one who knows of its commission but was not a party to it is ...
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1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. 'The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion.' (Hare) ... 2. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. ... 3. A neglect, negligence, or contempt. ... In its larger and older sense it was used to signify 'every considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain nam...
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Mis·pri'sion noun [ Late Latin
misprisio , or Old French
mesprison , prop., a mistaking, but confused with Old French
mespris contempt, French
mépris . See 2d
Misprise ,
Misprize ,
Prison .]
1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconc...
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