MISPRI'SE MISPRISION, noun misprizh'un. [supra.] Neglect; contempt. 1. In law, any high offense under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon. Misprision is contained in every treason and felony. Misprisions are divided into negative and positive; negative, which consist in the concealment of something which ought to be revealed; and positive, which consist in the commission of something which ought not to be done. Misprision of treason, consists in a bare knowledge and concealment of treason, without assenting to it. Maladministration in offices of high public trust, is a positive misprision. 1. Mistake; oversight; contempt. [Not in use.]
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