misprision

Etymology 1
From Late, , from , , (whence 🇨🇬, ), and , from  (modern 🇨🇬) +. is the  of, from  +  (from , the    of , a variant of , ultimately from ).

Noun

 * 1)  Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official;  a specific instance of this.
 * 2)  In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about;  an instance of this.
 * 3)  Misinterpretation or misunderstanding;  an instance of this; a mistake.
 * 4)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  In full misprision of felony or misprision of treason: originally, a less serious form of felony or treason; later, the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about;  an instance of this.
 * 2)  Misinterpretation or misunderstanding;  an instance of this; a mistake.
 * 3)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Misinterpretation or misunderstanding;  an instance of this; a mistake.
 * 2)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Misinterpretation or misunderstanding;  an instance of this; a mistake.
 * 2)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.
 * 1)  Incorrect or unfair suspicion;  an instance of this.

Usage notes
Where sense 2 (“less serious form of felony or treason; the crime of (intentionally) failing to give information about a felony or treason that one knows about”) is concerned, negative misprision is misprision by neglect of duty, notably a duty to report information about a felony or treason. Positive misprision is maladministration or the commission of other serious offence falling short of actual felony or treason.

Translations

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 * French:
 * Russian:, , оши́бочная оце́нка

Etymology 2
From, probably influenced by (etymology 1). is derived from, , from , , and , (modern 🇨🇬), from  + ,  (from , the    of , , from  (ultimately from ) + ).

Noun

 * 1) Despising or holding in contempt; disdain, scorn.
 * 2) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
 * 1) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
 * 1) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
 * 1) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
 * 1) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.
 * 1) Not seeing the value in something; undervaluing.