mis|pri|sion

mis|pri|sion
mis|pri|sion1 «mihs PRIHZH uhn», noun.
1. a) a wrongful action or omission, especially by a public official. b) Law. failure to give to the proper authority information which to a person's knowledge may lead to the apprehension of a felon: »

misprision of treason.

2. Archaic. the mistaking of a thing, word, or other item or object, for another; misunderstanding. SYNONYM(S): misapprehension, mistake.
╂[< Old French mesprision < mesprendre to mistake, act wrongly < mes- mis- + prendre take < Latin prehendere]
mis|pri|sion2 «mihs PRIHZH uhn», noun.
Archaic. contempt; scorn: »

those unhappy persons, who…have their hearts barred against conviction by prejudice and misprision (Scott).

╂[< misprize + -ion; influenced by misprision1]

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