noun
- the failure to report a crime to authorities when one has knowledge of it
- misunderstandings or misinterpretations of something
Usage: legal term
Usage: formal; archaic
Examples
- The lawyer explained that misprisions of felony could result in criminal charges.
- His misprisions of the contract terms led to costly mistakes.
- The court considered whether the defendant’s silence constituted misprision.
- Several misprisions in the translation changed the document’s meaning.
- Legal scholars debated the boundaries of misprision in modern law.
- Her misprisions of his intentions caused unnecessary conflict.