Misprision — (from Old French: mesprendre, modern French: meprendre, to misunderstand ) is a term of English law used to describe certain kinds of offence. Writers on criminal law usually divide misprision into two kinds, negative or positive. It survives in… … Wikipedia
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 … Law dictionary
Misprision — Mis*pri sion, n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt, F. m[ e]pris. See 2d {Misprise}, {Misprize}, {Prison}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misprision — (n.) wrong action, a failure on the part of authority, early 15c., from Anglo Fr. mesprisioun mistake, error, wrong action or speech, from O.Fr. mesprision mistake, wrongdoing, fault, blame, crime, from mespris, pp. of mesprendre to mistake, act… … Etymology dictionary
misprision — [mis prizh′ən] n. [ME mesprision < OFr < pp. of mesprendre, to take wrongly < mes ,MIS 1 + prendre < L prehendere, to take: see PREHENSILE] 1. a mistake, now especially one due to misreading, either deliberate or unintended, or to… … English World dictionary
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
misprision — noun a) Criminal neglect of duty or wrongful execution of official duties. b) Misinterpretation or misunderstanding. See Also: misprision of felony, misprision of treason … Wiktionary
misprision — 1. n. Law 1 (in full misprision of a felony or of treason) the deliberate concealment of one s knowledge of a crime, treason, etc. 2 a wrong action or omission. Etymology: ME f. AF mesprisioun f. OF mesprison error f. mesprendre to mistake (as… … Useful english dictionary
MISPRISION — a high offence under, but close upon, the degree of a capital one; misprision of treason being a concealment of a felony without consenting to it … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
