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    [Noun]  | "mis*pri*sion" | \ (ˌ)mis-ˈpri-zhən \


    1: neglect or wrong performance of official duty

    2: concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony

    3: seditious conduct against the government or the courts


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French mesprisun error, wrongdoing, from mesprendre to take by mistake, from mes- mis- + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to seize ;

    [Noun]  | "misprision" 


    1: contempt, scorn


    Origin: 1592 ;

     Misprize;

    [Noun]  | "misprision" 


    1: open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect;


      * e.g., " ... his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known "





    2: the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action;


      * e.g., " ... an elected official charged with misprision and bribery "



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