misprision of a felony

misprision of a felony
Taking affirmative steps to hide the fact of another's felony. Merely remaining silent when one knows of a felony is not a misprision, but hiding evidence or intentionally misleading law enforcement could be.
Category: Criminal Law
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

misprision of a felony
n.
   the crime of concealing another's felony (serious crime) from law enforcement officers.
   See also: accessory, aid and abet, felony

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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