misprision

misprision
mis·pri·sion /mis-'pri-zhən/ n [Anglo-French, error, wrongdoing, from Old French, from mesprendre to make a mistake, from mes- wrongly + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize]
1: neglectful or wrongful performance of an official duty
2: a clerical error in a legal proceeding that can be corrected in a summary proceeding
3: the concealment of a treason or felony and failure to report it to the prosecuting authorities by a person who has not committed it

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

misprision
I noun contempt, delinquency, deviation from rectitude, malefaction, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, misconduct, misdeed, misfeasance, neglect, negligence, obstruction of justice, offense, transgression, violation, wrongful action of a public official associated concepts: clerical misprision, misprision of felony, misprision of treason II index contempt (disdain), crime, delict, delinquency (failure of duty), dereliction, guilt, misconduct, misdoing, neglect, nonfeasance, offense

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


misprision
The failure to perform a public duty.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


misprision
The failure to perform a public duty.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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