misprision noun1. [mɪs'prɪʒ(ǝ)n] LME.[Anglo-Norman mesprisioun = Old French mesprison error, wrong action or speech, from mesprendre (mod. méprendre), from mes- MIS-2 + prendre take. Cf. MISPRIZE verb2.]1. Law. A wrongful act or omission;
spec. a misdemeanour or failure of duty by a public official. Now
rare.
LME.2. Law. In full
misprision of treason or (now
Hist.)
felony. Orig., an offence similar to, but less serious than, treason or felony. Now, the crime of (deliberately) concealing one's knowledge of a treasonable act or (formerly) a felony.
M16.3. The mistaking of one thing for another; a misunderstanding, a mistake.
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misprision noun2. [mɪs'prɪʒ(ǝ)n] arch. L16.[from MISPRIZE verb1, after MISPRISION noun1.]Contempt, scorn. Also, failure to appreciate or recognize the value of something (usu. foll. by
of).
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