Misprision: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Misprision noun. The offence of concealing your knowledge of a serious crime, or misconduct in public office.
How to say it
mis-PRIZH-un/mɪsˈprɪʒ(ə)n/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (PRIZH).
Misprision in a sentence
He didn’t commit the robbery, but keeping quiet about it was misprision of felony.
The old charge of misprision of treason punished those who knew of a plot and said nothing.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- concealment
- cover-up
Where misprision comes from
From Anglo-Norman mesprision, an error, from mesprendre, to make a mistake.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The old charge of _____ of treason punished those who knew of a plot and said nothing.
- misprision
- impunity
- collusion
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misprision: The old charge of misprision of treason punished those who knew of a plot and said nothing.