Misprision

//ˌmɪsˈpɹɪʒn̩//

Synonyms for "misprision" (16 found)

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Chinese Mandarin

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  • 瀆職 /渎职 noun (criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; a specific instance of this)

French

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  • méprise noun (misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this — see also misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding)

Polish

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  • zaniedbanie noun (criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; a specific instance of this)

Russian

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  • недооце́нка noun (misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this — see also misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding)
  • оши́бка noun (misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this — see also misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding)
  • оши́бочная оце́нка noun (misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this — see also misinterpretation, mistake, misunderstanding)
  • укрыва́тельство noun (less serious form of felony or treason; the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about; an instance of this)

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[I]f any persone were perceiued to be absent, or were sene to laughe at the folye of the emperour [Nero], he was forthe with accused, as it were, of missprision: whereby the emperour founde occasion to committe him to prison or to put hym to tortures.

Source: wiktionary

Bribery is a great miſpriſion, when any man in Judiciall place takes any Fee or Penſion, Robe, or Livery, Gift, Reward, or Brocage of any perſon, that hath to do before him any way, for doing his office, or by colour of his office, but of the King only, unleſſe it be of meat and drink, and that of ſmall value, upon divers, and grievous puniſhments.

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misprision of heresy

Source: wiktionary

Misprisions (a term derived from the old French, meſpris, a neglect or contempt) are, in the acceptation of our law, generally underſtood to be all ſuch high offences as are under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon: and it is ſaid, that a miſpriſion is contained in every treaſon and felony whatſoever; and that, if the king ſo pleaſe, the offender may be proceeded againſt for the miſpriſion only. […] Miſpriſions are generally divided into two ſorts; 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.

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