Thesaurus: misprision

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1. n. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
2. n. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.
3. n. A neglect, negligence, or contempt.
4. 1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. [Archaic] Fuller. The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare. 2. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. [Obs.] Shak. 3. (Law) A neglect, negligence, or contempt. Note: 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." Russell. 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. Stephen. 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof. Stephen.
5. n. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake. n. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. n. A neglect, negligence, or contempt.