misprisions (Meaning)
misprisions
contempt, scorn, concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony, neglect or wrong performance of official duty, seditious conduct against the government or the courts, neglectful or wrongful performance of an official duty, misunderstanding, misinterpretation, a clerical error in a legal proceeding that can be corrected in a summary proceeding, the concealment of a treason or felony and failure to report it to the prosecuting authorities by a person who has not committed it
Synonyms & Antonyms of misprisions
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Synonyms:
- spleen
- lovelessness
- hostility
- virulence
- despitefulness
- jealousy
- repugnance
- resentment
- disparagement
- execration
- abomination
- vindictiveness
- venom
- bitterness
- pique
- animosity
- malignancy
- denunciation
- belittlement
- detestation
- aversion
- diminishment
- abhorrence
- detraction
- meanness
- grudge
- aspersion
- condemnation
- gall
- invidiousness
- invective
- deprecation
- maliciousness
- repulsion
- vituperation
- spite
- horror
- malevolence
- odium
- antipathy
- mockery
- abuse
- jaundice
- bile
- despisement
- depreciation
- derision
- spitefulness
- malignity
- censure
- ridicule
- antagonism
- revulsion
- enmity
- loathing
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FAQs About the word misprisions
contempt, scorn, concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony, neglect or wrong performance of official duty, sedit
disdain,contempt,hatred, despite, distaste, disgust, hate, malice, hatefulness, scorn
regard, esteem, favor, admiration, estimation, acceptance,respect, tolerance, love, reverence
The police charged the suspect with misprisions of treason due to his failure to report a known threat to national security.
The attorney advised her client to be wary of committing misprisions, as it could carry severe consequences.
The witness testified that he had no knowledge of the crime, claiming misprisions of felony.
The judge instructed the jury on the definition of misprisions as a failure to disclose a known offense.