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What is a misprision?

What is a misprision? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (law) Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties.
  2. Misinterpretation or misunderstanding.
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A third kind of misprision includes contempt for the sovereign or seditious conduct against the government or the courts.
Gentlemen say this offence may amount to treason, misprision of treason, or other offence.
The term misprision also embraces the conduct of government officials charged with maladministration in public office.
I overlook the misprision of blasphemy on your part, for you didn't know what you said?
The effect of this was to remove the offence of misprision of felony, which includes the offence of failing to report a crime.
Next, Godfrey could not reveal the secret without revealing his own misprision of treason.

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