- positive misprision
- noun
: a misprision resulting from the commission of an act that ought not to have been committed — distinguished from negative misprision
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
positive misprision
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Misprision — (from Old French: mesprendre, modern French: meprendre, to misunderstand ) is a term of English law used to describe certain kinds of offence. Writers on criminal law usually divide misprision into two kinds, negative or positive. It survives in… … Wikipedia
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
misprision — A word used to describe an offense which does not possess a specific name. United States v. Perlstein, C.C.A.N.J., 126 F.2d 789, 798. But more particularly and properly the term denotes either: (1) a contempt against the sovereign, the government … Black's law dictionary
misprision of felony or treason — The common law offense of failure to inform the authorities as to a treason or felony that one has witnessed or that has come to his knowledge; the failure to prevent a felony from being committed. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 7. The federal offense of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
negative misprision — noun : concealment of something known by one that has the duty of revealing it to proper authority distinguished from positive misprision … Useful english dictionary
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