misprision Antonyms

Meaning of misprision

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misprision (n.)

The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.

Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.

A neglect, negligence, or contempt.

misprision Sentence Examples

  1. The senator's misprision of treason led to his immediate arrest.
  2. The employee's misprision of a known security breach put the company at risk.
  3. The judge ruled that the defendant was guilty of misprision of felony based on his failure to report a crime.
  4. The doctor's misprision of a child abuse case violated both his ethical and legal obligations.
  5. The soldier's misprision of a war crime made him an accomplice to the offense.
  6. The journalist's misprision of government secrets compromised national security.
  7. The witness's misprision of perjury resulted in a mistrial.
  8. The lawyer's misprision of a client's fraud scheme led to their disbarment.
  9. The clergyman's misprision of a known murder confession violated his sacred vow of secrecy.
  10. The governor's misprision of corruption charges damaged his reputation and ended his political career.

FAQs About the word misprision

The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake., Neglect; undervaluing; contempt., A neglect, negligence, or contempt.

disdain,contempt, distaste, contemptuousness, hate, malice, despite, disgust, scorn, hatefulness

regard, acceptance, estimation, tolerance, esteem, esteem,respect, admiration, favor, respect

The senator's misprision of treason led to his immediate arrest.

The employee's misprision of a known security breach put the company at risk.

The judge ruled that the defendant was guilty of misprision of felony based on his failure to report a crime.

The doctor's misprision of a child abuse case violated both his ethical and legal obligations.