misprision

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An act of undervaluing or disdaining; scorn; contempt.

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Mistake; error; misunderstanding.

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In law: Criminal neglect in respect to the crime of another: used especially in connection with felonies and treason, to indicate a passive complicity, as by concealment, which falls short of the guilt of a principal or accessory.

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More loosely, any grave offense or misdemeanor having no recognized fixed name, as maladministration in an office of public trust: also termed positive misprision, as distinguished from negative misprision, or mere neglect or concealment.

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The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.

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Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.

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A neglect, negligence, or contempt.

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Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties.

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Misinterpretation or misunderstanding.