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Definition of Misprision
1. n. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Definition of Misprision
1. Noun. (legal) Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties. ¹
2. Noun. Misinterpretation or misunderstanding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misprision
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Medical Definition of Misprision
1. 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 name given to it in the law." In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two offenses: 1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof. 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof. Origin: LL. Misprisio, or OF. Mesprison, prop, a mistaking, but confused with OF. Mespris contempt, F. Mepris. See Misprise, Misprize, Prison. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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